Opioids articles
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Legislature Stalls Opioid Settlement Funds. Again
Joint Finance Committee fails to meet deadline to approve state DHS plan.
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McKinsey is under DOJ investigation for opioid work, recordkeeping
Premier consultancy McKinsey & Company is under investigation by the US Department of Justice for its past work advising opioid manufacturers on how to juice sales, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.The probe is also investigating whether the firm or its employees obstructed justice relating to record-keeping.McKinsey has long been under scrutiny for its yearslong work with various drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma. The consultancy has paid nearly $1 billion to all 50 states,...
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Students hit pavement for Opioid Awareness Month
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local pharmacy students organized a yearly opioid awareness walk. April is Opioid Awareness Month and students at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre hit the pavement Thursday to make others aware of the epidemic. The students also sell t-shirts and hotdogs and all proceeds are donated to the Wilke Barre Fire Department. []