Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication Oxycontin caused a widespread opioid addiction crisis in the US, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said Thursday. The settlement was announced nearly seven months after the US Supreme Court upended the company’s previous … Read more
A Dominican illegal immigrant staying in temporary migrant housing at a Revere Quality Inn is in jail after being charged with 11 counts including possession of an AR-15 and nearly five kilos of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $1 million. Originally Published: January 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM EST Read original article here … Read more
 "Can weight-loss drugs like Ozempic help fight addiction? – Firstpost")
Ozempic, the well-known weight-loss drug, is back in the spotlight—this time for its potential to reduce cravings for alcohol and drugs. A recent study analysed millions of health records from nearly a decade and revealed that medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro might help individuals battling addiction. These drugs, primarily used to manage diabetes and promote … Read more
Beijing — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, warning of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations as the United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues. Blinken met with Xi in Beijing after holding talks with … Read more
A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier, on Valentine’s Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in a small … Read more
Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health amid fears of hospital’s “death spiral” A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers is again moving to direct a special $5 million infusion to Denver Health amid rising concerns about the hospital’s financial security and fears of a potential descent into a “death spiral.” Members of the … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland says Florida’s plan to import cheaper Canadian pharmaceuticals is a non-starter and the federal government will use its regulatory power to ensure the national drug supply does not face any shortages due to actions by a foreign state. “There is no way we will allow any jurisdiction, be it a state or another … Read more
