VT STRONG NEWS Industrial Opioid Disaster – Attorney General Donovan Sues Sackler Family, Makers of OxyContin
Mount Snow Owner Sued. Lawsuit Alleges Violations of Consumer Protection Act, Unjust Enrichment, Public Nuisance. Office of the Attorney General of Vermont reports ;Montpelier, VT: Attorney General Donovan has sued eight members of the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma , makers of the opioid OxyContin, among others. The lawsuit alleges that for over two decades the Sacklers personally oversaw Purdue’s deceptive marketing campaign. They…
Vermont Joins Antitrust Lawsuit Against Teva Pharmaceuticals, 19 Other Generic Drug Manufacturers, 15 Individuals
VT STRONG NEWS – Montpellier, VT: Office of the Attorney General reports – Lawsuit Alleges Conspiracy to Fix Prices on 100+ Different Generic Drugs. Attorney General Donovan joined 43 states in in filing suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers. The lawsuit alleges a broad conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for…
Founder and Four Executives of Insys Therapeutics Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy
BOSTON STRONG - DOJ BOSTON reports BOSTON, MA The founder and four former executives of Insys Therapeutics Inc. were convicted today by a federal jury in Boston in connection with bribing medical practitioners to prescribe Subsys, a highly-addictive sublingual fentanyl spray intended for cancer patients experiencing breakthrough pain, and for defrauding Medicare and private insurance carriers. Insys founder and former Executive Chairman John N. Kapoor,…
Operation Oxy-Concourse: Attorney General James And DEA Take Down Narcotics Distribution Ring In New York City
Investigation Charges 28-Person Narcotics Operation With Conspiring To Purchase And Sell Tens of Thousands of Dangerous Prescription Pills Resulting In 181-Count Indictments. New York City Strong – BRONX, NY: Office of the Attorney General reports – Attorney General Letitia James and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced the indictment of 28 individuals involved in a large narcotics trafficking ring operating in the Bronx, Brooklyn,…
Understanding and Addressing the Driving Forces of the Opioid Crisis
"Addiction is not our future. We will liberate our country from this crisis." President Donald J. Trump DRIVING FORCES BEHIND THE CRISIS: A new report by the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) looks at some of the underlying forces that have driven this crisis. Today, CEA is releasing a report detailing some of the driving forces behind the opioid order to effectively address this…
Marijuana Use & Prescription Drug Misuse Consequences
Marijuana Use & Prescription Drug Misuse Awareness Infographic by DEA intern Joe Espinoza Colorado State University Green Cross Strong (TM) NEWS
President Donald J. Trump Is Fighting to End the Opioid Crisis That Has Devastated Too Many American Communities
Remarks by President Trump at Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit | Atlanta, GA. Hyatt Regency – Atlanta, Georgia. 1:45 EDT MRS. TRUMP: Thank you, Congressman ; It is an honor to be with ; Today, we come together to address an issue that is close to all of our hearts: saving Americans from the disease of opioid addiction. Before I begin, I want to…
SACKING SACKLER: TUFTS STUDENTS WORK TO EXPOSE ADMINISTRATION’S THIRST FOR OPIOID BLOOD MONEY
Dig Boston Chris Faraone reports: It’s been a shitty past couple of weeks for the organized crime family behind OxyContin. The Connecticut-based Sacklers, whose Purdue Pharma banked billions on the backs of people who became addicted to its marquee painkiller, may finally be feeling the aggression mounting in long overdue response to their impact and influence. More than 200,000 Americans have died of prescription opioid-related…
Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals
Charges involve over 350 thousand prescriptions for controlled substances and over 32 million pills; ARPO Strike Force grows to ten districts, expanding to include the Western District of VirginiaWASHINGTON, DC: DEA reports – Attorney General William P. Barr and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II, together with multiple law enforcement partners, today announced enforcement actions involving 60 charged defendants across 11…
Poppy Cultivation and Potential Opium Production in Afghanistan
White House reports - Washington, DC: The annual United States Government estimate of “Afghanistan Poppy Cultivation and Potential Opium Production” found poppy cultivation decreased in 2018 compared to 2017, but remained at a near record high. Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan declined 33 percent, from 329,000 hectares in 2017 to 221,000 hectares in 2018. Similarly, potential pure opium production dropped by 42 percent, from 9,140 metric…