Settling Up: The Opioid Lawsuits
Purdue hired them to show the company how to survive and even grow richer in the teeth of the worst drug epidemic in US history – one where the company’s products played a key role. They did their job all too well.
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Native Cannabis
Somehow he contrived to approve the establishment of 36 industrial-quality black market cannabis farms on properties that had been dedicated to raising corn for traditional Native ceremonies.
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Walmart’s Pre-emptive Strike
In my experience, those folks at Corporate track everything that affects their revenue and profit margins.
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Undercounting– Again
And like the opioid epidemic, the virus disproportionately harmed the disadvantaged and minorities among us.
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Purdue Pleads
(fines) are unlikely to be paid in the near term as the criminal fine and civil penalty are expected to be considered alongside other claims in Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings and the company lacks necessary funds to fully repay all creditors…
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Purdue Update
It’s clear Purdue execs knew far more about the dangers of Oxycontin than they were willing to acknowledge. They may simply have lied about it…
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Medicaid Expands – Finally
If you work in public health, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Now when people in need show up, whether it’s at the clinic, in the ER, or in the hospital, there are funds to help defray the cost.
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Police Story, Part Two
How do you find room for new attitudes when the old ones are still omnipresent in the background?
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Police Story, Part One
Given that addiction by its nature puts many treatment clients into direct conflict with the law, I don’t see how we can afford to ignore these issues.
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Contrast Point
The juxtaposition of the two accounts – raw devastation to a family on one hand, and on the other, superrich individuals with high-paid legal talent celebrating after pulling a fast one on the “system” – paints things in a harsher light.
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Who’s Dropping Acid
It’s likely because of all the favorable attention that hallucinogens have received in the popular media.
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Perilous Prosecution
In one instance, a Corporate Compliance manager came right out and advised a pharmacist that his role was to drive sales for the company. Meaning to keep pushing opioids, above all.
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