Native American tribes agree to $590M settlement with Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors over opioid epidemic

Tribes were disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic.

Opinion | Making a Killing: The US Opioid Epidemic

"Those responsible for the opioid-related deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans are yet to be held accountable."

Opinion | Opioid Crisis: Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family Fails in End Run around Justice

The Sacklers wanted to retreat back into their money and vast profiteering.

Wearable Sensor For Detecting Substance Use Disorder

Oftentimes, the feature set for our typical fitness-focused wearables feels a bit empty. Push notifications on your wrist? OK, fine. Counting your steps? Sure, why not. But how useful are those cap…

Researchers Use Wearable To Detect And Reverse Opioid Overdoses In Real-Time

Opioid overdose-related deaths have unfortunately been increasing over the last few decades, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating this public health crisis even further. As a result, many scient…

Does Reversal of Historic Opioid Ruling in Oklahoma Spell Trouble for Climate Liability Suits?

Some fear that recent decisions in Oklahoma and California could set a precedent that has far-reaching negative implications for the legal strategy used by environmental and public health advocates.

Drugs epidemic: Michael Keaton confronts US opioid crisis in 'Dopesick'

McKinsey Never Told the FDA It Was Working for Opioid Makers While Also Working for the Agency

The consulting giant was helping Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson fend off FDA regulations even as it helped shape FDA drug policy.

Opioid River

I wonder if Plato wanted every person to be a philosopher in his republic? Could he imagine that every living being could be a philosopher? Jesus’s sophia

Opinion | QAnon: The opioid for the soul

Recognizing the similarities is helpful in both accurately diagnosing the QAnon phenomenon and trying to treat it.

“Crime of the Century”: How Big Pharma Fueled the Opioid Crisis That Killed 500,000 and Counting

As the U.S. continues to deal with the fallout from the devastating opioid epidemic that has killed over 500,000 people in the country since 1999, we speak with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, whose latest documentary, “The Crime of...