This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. Every morning, peer recovery coach Misty Dillon heads into work and has no idea how her day will unfold. In April, […]
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Bankrupt Purdue Pharma Spending Thousands to Keep West Virginia Court Records Secret
This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter-sign-up/. Purdue Pharma, the bankrupt drug company that makes the opioid painkiller OxyContin, is paying its attorneys up to $1,050 per hour […]
Read MoreAs a Big Opioid Trial Looms in West Virginia, the Firms Being Sued are Getting Huge COVID-19 Contracts from the Trump Administration
This piece was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit www.mountainstatespotlight.org. Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump’s administration has been heaping praise and awarding contracts to prescription drug distributors that are being accused of fueling the opioid crisis. […]
Read MorePulitzer Prize Winning Reporter Details Book About ‘Greatest Health Crisis in American History’
Community-based efforts can make a real impact in the fight against the opioid epidemic and could benefit from additional funding. One question, though, is whether money from court settlements against drug manufacturers and distributors will trickle down to community efforts. For some insight, West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s new magazine Inside […]
Read MoreHow Should Opioid Lawsuit Money Be Spent? Ohio Valley Has No Shortage Of Needs
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. At a town hall event in Logan, Ohio, Kelly Taulbee walks through the steps of an encounter with someone experiencing an opioid overdose. She’s training a group to use NARCAN, the opioid reversal medication. She pulled out the small applicator and demonstrated […]
Read MoreAppalachian States Join Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturer Purdue
Five more state attorney generals have announced they have filed suit against the manufacturer of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin and its former chief executive. West Virginia’s suit, announced Thursday by state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, alleges that the Purdue Pharma used unlawful marketing tactics that fueled a scourge of […]
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