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AMA President Leads on Opioids Oct. 24, 2019
Patrice Harris was an early witness to the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, and as an Atlanta resid... Read More
The False Premises of the Ruling Against Johnson & Johnson: Blaming Opioid Makers for 'Opioid Crisis' May Be Emotionally Satisfying, but Reality Is More Complicated Aug. 28, 2019
This week, an Oklahoma judge ruled that Johnson & Johnson should pay $572 million to "abate" a "publ... Read More
Judgment Against Johnson & Johnson Serves Notice to Corporate Pill Pushers Aug. 28, 2019
Compared with the landmark $27.5 billion settlement states made in 1998 with Big Tobacco, Oklahoma's... Read More
The Opioid Crisis Hits Close to Home Apr. 25, 2019
Last winter, my husband and I joined with other mourners at the funeral of a man who died in his mid... Read More
Opioid Maker's Addiction to Profit Spurred Bid to Monetize Overdose Treatment. Apr. 03, 2019
After getting astronomically rich as Americans got hooked on prescription opioids, the Sackler famil... Read More
Sackler Family Donations Carry Taint of Lives Destroyed by Purdue Opioids Feb. 14, 2019
The Sackler family name, once synonymous with philanthropy benefiting elite institutions, is now mor... Read More
The Thorny Problem of Finding Who's to Blame for Drug Overdoses Feb. 08, 2019
As prescription and illicit opioid overdose deaths continue to rise in the United States, lawsuits a... Read More
Fighting Back Against Big Pain Without Much Help From Congress Feb. 21, 2018
For most of the past 20 years, prescription opioid abuse was treated like the weather: Everyone comp... Read More
