Opioid Epidemic
"I prided myself on being tough and not complaining — even when I had to crawl on my hands and knees down the stairs to have a family dinner."
"When Randy died, he was just 10 days away from receiving his college degree and had a terrific job awaiting him. He’d been sober for two years."
"That morning, I’d checked my bank account and realized my husband had visited the ATM at 2 a.m. and taken all our money. I was alone with three kids and $50."
HuffPost previously revealed that Amit Paley was part of a McKinsey consulting team for notorious OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Recovery advocates called Don Bolduc’s comments about the lifesaving treatment “barbaric.”
The landmark ruling lays partial blame for the opioid abuse epidemic on pharmacies that supplied the drugs.
A federal judge has overturned a pharma settlement that left the Sackler family free from lawsuits over the opioid crisis.
Amit Paley, CEO of The Trevor Project, was part of a team advising Purdue Pharma on how to boost sales of opioids during his time at McKinsey & Co., according to a trove of documents reviewed by HuffPost.
The "Heroes" star said a member of her team encouraged her to take "happy pills" at just 15 years old.
The Cabell-Huntington lawsuit was the first time allegations involving opioid distribution ended up at federal trial.