/tags/opioid-epidemic Opioid Epidemic en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:45:23 GMT /2025-06-16/ohio-in-line-for-198m-over-15-years-from-big-settlement-with-opioid-maker-purdue-pharma Ohio could get $198 million over 15 years from a huge settlement struck between attorneys general from 49 states, the District of Columbia and five US territories and Purdue Pharma. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:45:23 GMT /2025-06-16/ohio-in-line-for-198m-over-15-years-from-big-settlement-with-opioid-maker-purdue-pharma Karen Kasler /2025-01-23/nearly-half-of-ohios-opioid-settlement-money-is-untraceable-according-to-new-database A new database tracks how state and local governments across the country are spending billions of dollars in opioid settlement funds. In Ohio, about half of those funds are untraceable. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:24:00 GMT /2025-01-23/nearly-half-of-ohios-opioid-settlement-money-is-untraceable-according-to-new-database Erin Gottsacker /2024-10-24/cuyahoga-has-more-opioid-settlement-funds-than-most-ohio-counties-is-the-money-making-a-difference Cuyahoga and Summit counties were the first in Ohio to sue opioid makers and distributors. Now, they have to decide how distribute the payout. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:34:00 GMT /2024-10-24/cuyahoga-has-more-opioid-settlement-funds-than-most-ohio-counties-is-the-money-making-a-difference Taylor Wizner, Ideastream Public Media /2023-08-21/dewine-names-leader-of-oneohio-a-new-private-foundation-established-with-public-opioid-settlement-funds DeWine named Alisha Nelson, who has led his anti-drug initiatives in the past, as the leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, a private organization established with money from public opioid settlement funds. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:27:57 GMT /2023-08-21/dewine-names-leader-of-oneohio-a-new-private-foundation-established-with-public-opioid-settlement-funds Jo Ingles /npr-news/2022-07-04/a-federal-judge-sides-with-3-major-drug-distributors-in-a-landmark-opioid-lawsuit The lawsuit accused them of causing a health crisis by distributing 81 million pills over eight years in one West Virginia county ravaged by opioid addiction. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 02:26:00 GMT /npr-news/2022-07-04/a-federal-judge-sides-with-3-major-drug-distributors-in-a-landmark-opioid-lawsuit The Associated Press /side-effects-public-media/2017-06-12/a-drugmaker-tries-to-cash-in-on-the-opioid-epidemic-one-state-law-at-a-time-0 Two years ago, a mental health advocate named Steve McCaffrey stood at a lectern in the Indiana statehouse, testifying in favor of an addiction... Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:11:40 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2017-06-12/a-drugmaker-tries-to-cash-in-on-the-opioid-epidemic-one-state-law-at-a-time-0 Jake Harper, Jake Harper /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-04-02/addiction-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic Nearly half of all U.S. states want a share of a lawsuit settlement with Purdue Pharma to pay for programs to address record overdose deaths and a worsening opioid crisis during the pandemic. We take a look at the impact of the pandemic on addiction treatment and where the recovery community heads from here. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:00:35 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-04-02/addiction-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-03-18/addiction-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed on Monday to pay $4.28 billion to settle lawsuits alleging it helped to create the opioid epidemic.Nearly half of all… Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:57:38 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-03-18/addiction-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic /news-partners/2021-03-12/hospital-emergency-rooms-struggle-with-overdose-spike-during-pandemic The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:00:54 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-12/hospital-emergency-rooms-struggle-with-overdose-spike-during-pandemic Brian Mann /news-partners/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of three years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 Laurel Wamsley