January 7, 2022 Many states, most recently New York, have settled with large opioid manufacturers in a series of ongoing lawsuits that have claimed companies like Johnson & Johnson were irresponsible in a way that resulted in an opioid crisis. Early settlements date back to 2016, and those states, including Kentucky and West Virginia, [...]
December 22, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic looks quite different during the 2021 holiday season as omicron becomes the dominant variant in the United States. Increases in travel and changing protocols regarding the pandemic have left many of us confused and concerned about the state of coronavirus going into 2022. Here’s what you need to [...]
October 19th, 2021 Combatting opioid misuse, addiction, and recovery is an incredibly complex issue influenced by unique factors in every community. Because of this complexity, organizations must collect vast amounts of data and disaggregate this data further to understand the impacts of socioeconomic status, race, gender, and more. Furthermore, determining cause and effect is [...]
The pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, along with several other smaller manufacturers of opioids, are to pay $26 billion to assist in opioid relief across the country due to a recent settlement. The State of North Carolina is among the first to sign up to receive funds, and stands to see $750 million paid [...]
Despite pharmaceutical companies' claims that addiction to opioids was nothing to worry about, opioid abuse continues to cause destruction throughout the United States. Some states have brought lawsuits against big pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson and Purdue Pharma, arguing deceptive marketing campaigns overselling the benefits of opioid use and downplaying risks. North Carolina [...]
7/16/21 By: Jaqueline Blanco The Opioid Crisis. Since the late 1990s, the United States has been facing an opioid crisis that impacts thousands of Americans every day, causing them to become addicted or die from drug misuse. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died of opioid overdose and in 2019, nearly 50,000 more Americans [...]
July 13th, 2021 By: Henry Malone After thousands of lives lost to opioids, big pharmaceutical companies are paying billions to make up for it. Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be nearing its presumed end, a different epidemic continues to sweep the nation despite decades of counteractive efforts. Most of those efforts have been in [...]
