Purdue Pharma reaches $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis

NH to get nearly $30 million from Purdue Pharma in opioid settlement

Attorney General John Formella announces that New Hampshire would get about $30 million from the $7.4 billion opioid settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The money will go toward drug treatment and recovery.

Purdue Pharma Bites the Dust: Can We Learn Anything?

Purdue Pharma building in Stamford CT. Photograph Source: WikileaksIntern – CC0 Suppose there was an explosion at an oil refinery that killed hundreds of people. Presumably, there would be a major investigation to determine what went wrong and how to prevent a similar accident in the future. But it’s different with the pharmaceutical industry. Purdue Pharma, one of the drug companies at the center of the opioid crisis, was finally put to death a…

Local prevention leaders react to latest opioid settlement developments

SOPHIA, WV (WVNS) -- Local leaders in drug prevention are reacting to the latest settlement with Purdue Pharma. The company was made to pay out 7.4 billion dollars in settlement funds. Kellie Gunnoe, the Executive Director of Raleigh County United for Prevention, said the money is a good start. However, the restrictions placed on Purdue [...]

Purdue Pharma reaches $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement after a decade-long investigation into their role in the opioid crisis, with funds allocated to support affected families.

NH to get nearly $30M from final Purdue Pharma settlement

New Hampshire is set to receive nearly $30 million over the next decade as part of of a $7.4 billion settlement that has recently taken effect between opioid maker Purdue

NH To Get Nearly $30 Million From Settlement - The Pulse of NH

New Hampshire is in line to get nearly 30-million-dollars from a settlement with opioid maker Purdue Pharma. The funding will arrive over the next decade as part of an over seven-billion-dollar settlement with states across the country. Purdue Pharma was accused of helping fuel the opioid epidemic by using aggressive marketing to push pain-killing medications. […]