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After two settlements with manufacturers and distributors of opioids, Oregon is expected to receive about $425 million to aid for treatment and prevention of opioid abuse.
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Oregon and Washington are set to receive tens of millions of dollars from a national settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over their roles in the opioid crisis.
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In a ruling issued late Monday, state superior court Judge Peter J. Wilson found the companies, including Johnson & Johnson, aren't "legally liable" for the opioid crisis.
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A bankruptcy judge cleared a plan for final vote by creditors of Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, that would release the Sacklers and their financial empire from liability for the opioid crisis.
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Opioid-related deaths and hospitalizations in Oregon have seen a troubling spike compared to last year.
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Eric Eyre reports from opioid epicenter
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The Oregon Health Authority has approved new guidelines for lowering opioid use for people with long-term health conditions which could include chronic…
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Left over prescription drugs in people’s homes that are abused are just one factor behind the toll of America’s opioid epidemic.On Saturday the Drug…
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The death of son Max to a heroin overdose spurred Julia and David Pinsky to action. They created the nonprofit Max's Mission, dedicated to handing out…
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Fentanyl can be a confusing drug. Not only is its name often mispronounced (it's "fentan-ill"), but it's just hard to conceive of a drug so strong that a…
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Discussions of the opioid drug crisis often get well beyond the original reason for using the drugs: pain. People take Oxycontin and the other opioids, or…
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The rampant use and abuse of opioid painkillers in our country has produced many responses. Like the people who have worked hard to make sure that…
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Heroin overdose deaths in Jackson County jumped early this year. Ten deaths by the end of April equals the total of the previous two years combined. The…
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Opioid painkillers work like magic, their users say: the pain they suffered just disappears. Then comes the drawback: the drugs are addictive, and higher…