The opioid crisis in the United States has cost the economy at least $631 billion in just four years, according to a report released earlier this week by the Society of Actuaries, who analyzed non-medical opioid use during this time frame. Most of the costs were attributable to healthcare and premature mortality. Nearly one-third of […]
McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health to Pay $18B to Settle Opioid Lawsuits…
Top drug distributors are in discussions to pay $18billion to settle opioid lawsuits, according to reports. McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. would pay the money back over 18 years under the proposed deal, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The litigation was brought by state and local governments who blamed the companies […]
Drug Firms Poured 780M Painkillers into West Virginia Amid Rise of Overdoses…
The T-Room here: This article originally ran in December 2016, so for some readers you may have already read this two-part series. I just came across this investigative report and was stunned by the story, the statistics and the diabolical nature of all parties – docs, pharmacy’s and Big Pharma – involved in absolutely crippling […]
Overdoses In W.Va. Drain Fund For Burials…
OxyContin Goes Global — “We’re only just getting started”…
OxyContin is a dying business. With the nation in the grip of an opioid epidemic that has claimed more than 200,000 lives, the U.S. medical establishment is turning away from painkillers. Top health officials are discouraging primary care doctors from prescribing them for chronic pain, saying there is no proof they work long-term…