opioid epidemic

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal in opioid settlement

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Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal in opioid settlement

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal that would’ve contributed billions of dollars to pay victims and combat the opioid epidemic in exchange for immunizing the wealthy Sackler family from civil lawsuits.  In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the high court ruled federal law does not permit the Sacklers, … Read more

Country Singer Jelly Roll Testifies On Capitol Hill About Fentanyl Crisis ‘Crippling Our Nation’

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Country Singer Jelly Roll Testifies On Capitol Hill About Fentanyl Crisis ‘Crippling Our Nation’

Jelly Roll has come a long way since dealing drugs, but isn’t staying quiet about them. The Grammy-nominated singer appeared Thursday before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to raise the alarm about America’s fentanyl crisis — and to open up about his own past. “I was part of the problem,” he … Read more