Purdue Pharma proposes $10 billion plan to come out of bankruptcy
OxyContin maker would put profits into fight against opioid crisis, but many state attorneys general say plan doesn't do enough for victims and their families.
America's Opioid Epidemic
New York doctor charged with murder in 5 opioid deaths
"This doctor's prescription pad was as lethal as any murder weapon," the Nassau County DA said.
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600 million over opioid crisis
Opioids, which include prescription drugs and illegal substances, have been linked to more than 470,000 deaths in the U.S. since 2000.
Walmart sued for allegedly fueling opioid crisis
The retailer failed to report suspicious prescriptions and pressured its pharmacists to churn out orders, feds charge.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case
The OxyContin maker admitted impeding the DEA's efforts to combat the addiction crisis.
Walmart sues U.S. over its responsibility in opioid crisis
Retailer gets legal jump on feds amid questions over whether its pharmacies may have fueled drug epidemic.
Pandemic may be complicating pregnant opioid users' problems
It could be making it harder for them to get effective treatment, says author of American Academy of Pediatrics study.
OxyContin maker to plead guilty to 3 criminal charges
The deal does not release any of the company's executives or owners – members of the wealthy Sackler family – from criminal liability, the Associated Press reports.
Surgeon charged in scheme to pay addicts to receive experimental implant
Dr. Randy Rosen is facing 88 felony charges from the Los Angeles Orange County district attorney, who called him "a real life" Frankenstein.
The opioid epidemic: Who is to blame?
Doctors, distributors, drug lobbyists, the FDA — who is responsible for the scourge of opioid addictions? 60 Minutes has spent three years investigating.
The rise and fall of a pharmaceutical opioid sales executive
A 60 Minutes investigation into the causes of the American opioid epidemic includes an examination of the tactics of one former top sales executive.
Pharma execs used strip clubs, broke FDA laws to boost opioid sales
A former sales VP for a pharmaceutical company who was sentenced to prison tells 60 Minutes he bribed doctors to prescribe fentanyl drugs. Bill Whitaker reports.
Former pharma sales exec: "The less of a conscience... the better"
60 Minutes investigates the playbook of sales practices that triggered an explosion of prescriptions, Sunday.
Melissa Etheridge's 21-year-old son has died, singer says
The opioid epidemic kills tens of thousands of people a year in the U.S.
"The Pharmacist" documents a father's fight against the opioid epidemic
The new Netflix documentary series profiles Dan Schneider, a small-town pharmacist who was one of the first people to identify and confront what we now know as America's opioid epidemic.
"Soupman" inspired to help the homeless after his son's death
Peter Kelleher started making soup for the homeless, and now he's giving back in more ways than one.
Inside one New Hampshire family's battle with opioid addiction
The Wilson family has been struggling with drug abuse spanning generations, and according to 64-year-old Paula Wilson, "the cycle of addiction is strong."
4 years later, New Hampshire's opioid epidemic still rages on
"If you went back eight years and told me that one of the leading issues in a presidential campaign would be drugs, I would have said, 'you've got to be kidding,'" said Peter Evers, CEO of Riverbend Community Health.
Officials warn of drug called "gray death"
"You don't want to touch this," police said. "If at all possible you don't even want to put it on your hands."
FDA plagued by lack of training during opioid crisis, report says
Researchers say lack of oversight and training problems happened while the opioid crisis killed tens of thousands of people a year.
Rwanda makes own morphine while U.S. awash with opioids
As thousands die from opioid addiction in America, millions deal with untreated pain in the world's poorest nations.
Sacklers cashed out $10.4 billion from Purdue Pharma in last decade
Analysis commissioned by bankruptcy court could fuel calls for Sackler family members to return their drug windfall.
Babies born addicted to opioids cost U.S. millions
Babies exposed to opioids in the womb face serious – and costly – consequences.
Home Depot CEO blames opioids for warehouse thefts
Retailer is working with law enforcement to stop what it calls a recent surge in stolen products.
Ex-opiate addict says implant saved him, but some call him a "guinea pig"
Alvin Dutruch took a chance on a new way to treat addiction — now a consumer group says he was exploited.
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