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Indiana to receive $219M in opioid settlements with CVS, Walgreens
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana is set to receive more than $200 million through settlements with two pharmacy chains accused of contributing to the opioid epidemic. The state has state finalizedDecember 12, 2022
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Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
(AP) — Retail giant Walmart on Tuesday become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments over the toll of powerful pNovember 15, 2022
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Dr. Adams: US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
VIDEO NOTE: Dr. Jerome Adams, WISH-TV medical expert and a former U.S. surgeon general, comments on Thursday’s change in opioid prescription guidelines. NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top pubNovember 3, 2022
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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart reach a tentative $12 billion deal in opioid cases, reports say
(CNN) — Three major retailers — CVS, Walgreens and Walmart — have tentatively agreed to pay at least $12 billion to settle lawsuits brought by states and local governments alleNovember 2, 2022
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Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart,August 17, 2022
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Coroner, health office to get majority of opioid settlement money
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two agencies on the front lines of the opioid epidemic said Monday the arrival of opioid settlement money brings much-needed relief. City-county council members will introdJuly 11, 2022
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Black and brown Americans less likely to get treatment for opioid addiction
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The COVID-19 pandemic caused racial disparities in access to treatment for opioid use disorder, a new study shows. Black and brown Americans were less likely to seek treatmJuly 5, 2022
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Opioid outreach, education at center of community “Understand the Can” workshops
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Opioid overdose and death rates are growing, but the ethnic breakdown shows the black community has seen a more aggressive spike, according to data from the state. An IndyMay 31, 2022
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Dr. Adams: ‘Insanity of inaction’ adding to opioid overdose deaths
(WISH) — An often and overused saying is that the definition of insanity is doing the same things, but expecting different results. By any objective measure, opioid overdose deaths were a publicMay 18, 2022