Purdue Pharma payments to Sackler family increases coinciding with recent litigation:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/health/sacklers-purdue-payments-opioids-.html

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Oklahoma judge rules Johnson and Johnson must pay for role in opioid crisis:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-litigation-oklahoma/oklahoma-judge-to-rule-in-17-billion-opioid-lawsuit-against-jj-idUSKCN1VG0V2

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Sackler family may face criminal charges: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/health/sacklers-oxycontin-lawsuits.html

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Nearly 60 doctors and other health workers charged in Federal opioid sting:  

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/17/714014919/nearly-60-docs-other-medical-workers-face-charges-in-federal-opioid-sting

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China to ban particular opioids:

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-19/lethal-opioids-china-are-getting-streets-america-courtesy-us-postal-service

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U.S .government provides states second installment of money to tackle the opioid crisis: 

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2018/04/18/hhs-provides-states-second-installment-grant-awards-combat-opioid-crisis.html

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Fatal opioid related car crashes in Maryland hold steady over a decade:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204114630.htm

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NIH funds study to reduce opioid related deaths by 40% in three years: 

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funds-study-four-states-reduce-opioid-related-deaths-40-percent-over-three-years

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