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Tag: opioid crisis
Think it’s a line of cocaine at that party? Think again
by Robin Abcarian LOS ANGELES — Earlier this month, in a house on a Venice canal, three people who reportedly thought they were using cocaine died after […]
Guest essay: W.Va.-first approach to fight opioid abuse
by Patrick Morrisey The importance of defeating the opioid crisis has been — and remains — a top priority for the Attorney General’s Office. For years, our […]
Use the opioid settlements to fight the opioid crisis
Makers and sellers of prescription painkillers will soon begin paying out billions of dollars to settle lawsuits that have accused them of fueling the opioid epidemic. Most […]
Save a Life Day to be WV’s largest naloxone distribution event
MORGANTOWN — Save a Life Day is coming to more than 70 host locations across 17 West Virginia counties to distribute the necessary tools to reverse opioid […]
AG Morrisey arguments help end ‘California Care Out’ in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Wednesday that his argument before a federal bankruptcy court produced a key shift in the case that will result […]
Don’t use W.Va.’s drug crisis as cover for anti-immigrant lawsuit, Morrisey
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s choice of lawsuits tends to leave us scratching our heads. Like supporting lawsuits to overturn the 2020 election results in swing […]
Morrisey making a mistake by rejecting cut of $26B settlement
At the end of July, three drug distributors and one drugmaker settled with a bipartisan group of states’ attorneys general for $26 billion. Distributors Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen […]
AG Morrisey persuades Mass Litigation Panel to expedite three opioid suits and hear them together
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that the state Mass Litigation Panel has granted his motion to expedite the trial of the state’s cases […]
Pain research is more crucial than ever
by Faye Flam The damage from the opioid crisis extends beyond the harms of addiction and overdose. Some doctors say it also hurts people with chronic pain […]
