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News Articles: opioid crisis

Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn., in 2019. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced hundreds of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans.

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Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales

Critics say the settlement doesn't hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of OxyContin, which helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic.

October 21, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
In this photo from March 20, 2019, Harry Ethridge, client services manager at the Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, and Jonathan Spuhler, an outreach coordinator for Absolute Care and volunteer at AHRC, set up a needle exchange station for drug users to swap out used syringes for clean syringes on English Avenue in Atlanta.

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  • Health

Bipartisan Policy Center Report: Use Federal Money For Syringe Exchange Programs

The Bipartisan Policy Center released a report Wednesday looking at how federal money is being used to combat the opioid epidemic.  

The report builds on one the center released last year, which was the first transparent comprehensive study of its kind tracking opioid resource disbursement.

October 01, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Purdue Pharma, with headquarters in Stamford, Conn., was forced into bankruptcy last year by the opioid crisis. Pressure on the opioid front comes even as drug firms are producing medicines and providing services, including testing and vaccine development, needed to help slow the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • National

Opioid Scandal Haunts Drug Companies As They Respond To Pandemic

Thousands of lawsuits that ground to a halt because of COVID-19 are moving forward again as local, state and federal courts reopen around the U.S.

August 10, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Fire medic Paul Drouhard shows a box containing naloxone that is carried in all the department's emergency vehicles. The drug commonly called Narcan is used primarily to treat narcotic overdoses.

Addiction Recovery Leaders Say Opioid Crisis Didn't Stop When Pandemic Began

Susan Barge wants more outrage. The co-founder of Navigate Recovery Gwinnett wonders why people aren't paying attention to an epidemic that continues to...

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
10-year-old Salia Woodbury pictured, whose parents are in recovery, with "Sesame Street" character Karli in New York. Sesame Workshop is addressing the issue of addiction.

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  • Education

50 Years Of 'Sesame Street:' Show Addresses Addiction With New Muppet

Georgia is among the top 11 states when it comes to most prescription opioid overdose deaths . President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national...

November 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at the Oakley Kroger Marketplace store, in Cincinnati, to announce the supermarket chain's decision to offer the opioid overdose reversal medicine naloxone.

Georgia Among States With Lowest Rates of Prescription Drug Misuse, Study Says

The Georgia Department of Public Health released numbers last week showing the number of prescriptions for opioids written in the state has fallen. But...

August 28, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Rob Petrecca holds his 2-year-old daughter. Petrecca has been in recovery from substance use disorder since February 2018.

How One Police Department Is Trying To Steer Addicts Into Recovery Instead Of Making Arrests

Deaths from opioids have dropped nationally, but fatal overdoses are a top concern in Georgia. One police department is trying something new: instead of...

August 16, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Health

Opioids and Abortion: How Georgia's Legal Landscape Impacts Pregnant Women with Addiction

Marshae Jones, an Alabama woman charged with manslaughter for allegedly starting a fight that led to her getting shot and having a miscarriage, will not...

July 15, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 1 more

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  • News

On Second Thought For Monday, July 15, 2019

An agriculture professor at the University of Georgia, James L. Carmon, talked his school into buying the costliest computer in existence in 1964 -- and...

July 15, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife Marty Kemp greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as they arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to attend the "Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit," Wednesday April 24, 2019, in Atlanta.

Trump Lauds Faith-Based Approach To Addiction Recovery During Atlanta Speech

Speaking at the National Rx Drug and Heroin Abuse Summit in Atlanta, President Donald Trump told attendees that his support for faith-based initiatives...

April 26, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison

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  • News

"On Second Thought" For Thursday, April 25, 2019

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 200,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States over the last...

April 25, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more

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  • Health

How Fentanyl Is Changing The Demographics — And Dangers — Of Georgia's Opioid Crisis

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 200,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States over the last...

April 25, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
In this March 8, 2017 photo, Ashley Gardner, 34, takes a dose of methadone at Counseling Solutions of Chatsworth, Ga. Gardner, 34-year-old woman said her addiction started in the seventh grade when she wanted to numb the pain after she was sexually assaul

Georgia Gets $10.3 Million To Combat Opioid Crisis

Georgia now has millions more in federal funding for addressing prescription and opioid drug abuse. The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and...

April 25, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
President Donald Trump clasps hands with first lady Melania Trump as he takes the podium to speak about his plan to combat opioid drug addiction at Manchester Community College, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Manchester, N.H.

Trump, First Lady To Address Opioid Crisis At Atlanta Summit

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will discuss the opioid crisis at an Atlanta summit. The White House announced the April 24...

April 17, 2019
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  • Associated Press

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  • News

'On Second Thought' For Monday, Jan. 28, 2019

Today's show explored the mysteries of the human brain, how workers 55 and older are navigating the job market and opioid misuse among construction...

January 28, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
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