(John Vibes) OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for the role that it played in the ongoing opiate crisis. On Wednesday, Justice Department officials said that the company will be pleading guilty as part of a settlement worth over $8 billion.
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The Role of Mindfulness in Alleviating the Opioid Addiction Crisis
(Nikki Harper) Here at WuW, we’ve reported on the opioid addiction crisis several times. The statistics make for grim reading indeed, with more than 130 people in the US dying every day as a result of opioid addiction, including the misuse of prescription painkillers [1]. However, with over 20% of the US population experiencing chronic pain [2] and with opioid painkillers frequently being prescribed to this demographic, the crisis shows little sign of abating.
Massive Federal Sweep Nabs 60 Doctors Accused of Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills for Sex, Cash
(Elias Marat) In the biggest crackdown of its kind in the nation’s history, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 60 doctors, nurses, and pharmacists with having illegally handed out millions of prescriptions for opioids in a pattern of malpractice that fed the flames of the ongoing opioid addiction crisis.
DEA Makes Shocking Move, Orders Increase In Cannabis Production by 500% to Fight Opioid Crisis
(John Vibes) A new filing from the FDA could signal a massive shift in drug policy as the DEA orders a 540 percent increase in the production of marijuana for studies.