Opioid Epidemic

Dr. Opioid

William O’Brien was a well-heeled doctor with a thriving Philadelphia medical practice. He was also at the center of a massive painkiller supply chain run by an outlaw biker gang.
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Dr. Opioid

William O’Brien was a well-heeled doctor with a thriving Philadelphia medical practice. He was also at the center of a massive painkiller supply chain run by an outlaw biker gang.
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NYU Strips Sackler Name From Biomedical Science Program

The Sackler name — now synonymous with the opioid epidemic — is “inconsistent with our institution’s values," the school said.
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State Attorneys General Blast DOJ's Purdue Pharma Settlement: A 'Mirage Of Justice'

Federal officials had the power to put key figures in the opioid crisis behind bars but didn't, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said.
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OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty In $8 Billion Settlement

The company helped fuel the opioid crisis through aggressive marketing of its powerful painkiller.
By Michael Balsamo and Geoff Mulvihill, AP

My Brother Died Of An Overdose. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known That Could Have Saved Him.

Addiction is treatable. But not if you’re dead.
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Overdose Deaths Are Skyrocketing During The Pandemic. My Brother Was One Of Them.

In May, my brother, a 43-year-old attorney and father of five, became a statistic.
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Melissa Etheridge Says Her 21-Year-Old Son Died From Opioid Addiction

"We struggled with what else we could have done to save him," the "Come To My Window" singer wrote on Instagram.
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How Hospitals Are Helping Patients Manage Pain With Fewer Opioids

A new approach to prescribing is taking hold as doctors seek to stem the flow of opioids into communities.
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There’s So Much We Still Don’t Know About Pain

Opioids remain the most effective drugs available for treating many kinds of pain — largely because we still don’t truly understand the science of pain.
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