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In sum, the study suggests, the effects were similar to opioid users who experience intense calm, euphoria, and blurry perception.

Iowa will receive $37.8 million in opioid settlement funds after the state signed onto a settlement agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler Family.

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Sayegh said he would continue trying to get the council to apply for the grant expanding the opioid program. The issue never came up for a vote on June 17. Councilwoman Ruby Cotton made a motion ...

Iowa will receive $37.8 million in opioid settlement funds after the state signed onto a settlement agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler Family, on Monday.

A historic and national $7.4 billion dollar settlement has been reached with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the opioid OxyContin that spurred a major start of the opioid epidemic. A prior settlement ...

Iowa’s Opioid Settlement Fund will receive half of the settlement and the other half will be given to local governments. The funds will be provided throughout the next 15 years, with most of the ...

Purdue Pharma’s $7 billion opioid settlement could advance after states back it The deal calls for members of the Sackler family who own the company to give up ownership and to contribute up to ...

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 's latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids could soon move forward after every U.S. state involved agreed to it. A judge on Wednesday said he ...