Walmart reaches settlement deal for shareholder lawsuits over its handling of opioids
NEW YORK — Walmart said Friday it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three…
Puerto Rico police investigate 8 deaths and about two dozen suspected fentanyl overdoses in one town
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — At least eight people have died in a town on Puerto Rico’s north…
Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged…
Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big…
Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For decades, Jeff Card’s family company was known for manufacturing…
West Virginia's new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to…
Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the US
In a nondescript garage in Connecticut, a New Haven man manufactured hundreds of thousands of…
2 men plead guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent NYC transgender activist
NEW YORK — Two men have pleaded guilty to providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed…
US will let more people take methadone at home
The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the…