Healthcare Ad Company Reaches Major Settlement With US States Over Role In Opioid Crisis
A New York City-based health care advertising company reached a nationwide settlement Thursday demanding it pay $350 million for its role in the opioid epidemic, according to an official announcement. Within 60 days, Publicis Health shall “pay to the settler state a total of $350 million.” court documents shared by statement New York State Attorney […]
Alabama to receive $5.5M from national opioid related settlement
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says as part of a new $350 million national settlement, Alabama will receive nearly $5.5 million to help combat the opioid crisis plaguing the state. It was announced that it would happen. Marshall's office said the settlement means Publicis Health, a global marketing and communications firm that worked with several […]
First-Time Director Opens Up About Using Real Opioid Addicts In New Movie — All Americans Need To See The Trailer
Brian Greenberg's directorial debut, The Junction, depicts his personal struggle with OxyContin addiction, the actor said in an interview in January. Greenberg admitted that most fans didn't know about his short-lived struggle with opioids. “It's catching people off guard. But I had a brief encounter with addiction. I'm not an addict. I want to make […]
News Flash • Maricopa County Invests $2M in Opioid Settlemen
Maricopa County will invest approximately $2 million of the opioid settlement in 12 local organizations doing important work to expand prevention and treatment for youth. Add a recovery program. Strengthen harm reduction programs. Enhance processes to smoothly move people from one service to another. “Sadly, this pandemic is impacting more families every day,” said District […]
Helios Alliance, Poarch Band collaborate to fight state opioid crisis
Two Alabama organizations, Helios Alliance and Poach Band of Creek Indians, are working together to combat the opioid epidemic sweeping the state. “We are truly honored to work with the Helios Alliance in our shared mission to combat the opioid crisis and associated problems with drug addiction,” said Poarch Band of Creek Indians Chairman and […]
La Paz County sues opioid manufacturers, distributors in Arizona
La Paz County filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Arizona state court, accusing opioid manufacturers and distributors of creating an opioid crisis and causing suffering in rural communities. The lawsuit, filed in La Paz County Superior Court, alleges Chandler-based Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapur, former CEO and president Michael Babich, Johnson & Several defendants are named, […]
Live and Learn receives $60K from Maricopa County’s opioid settlement
Live & Learn AZ is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 that aims to empower women and break generational poverty in the Phoenix metropolitan area. (Photo by Hunter Fore/Cronkite News) The Live & Learn AZ office's “Empower Women” board shows how organizations support women, including relationship building and preventive health care. (Photo by Hunter Fore/Cronkite […]
Health group report details opioid settlement fund distribution – Sterling Journal-Advocate
Recent Report by KFF Foundation claims that disbursement from the $50 billion Opioid Reconciliation Fund has been hampered in some regions by infighting between powerful regional organizations set up to oversee the fund. That doesn’t seem to be the case here in northeastern Colorado, according to a Journal-Advocate study, and in fact local authorities are […]
General Brnovich Announces More Than $2 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Arizona Counties
phoenix – Attorney General Mark Brunovich announced today that the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has awarded $2,237,085 in grants to organizations that serve people in local counties in Arizona. The funds will be used to combat the effects of the opioid crisis. “Our firm has led and continues to hold accountable the manufacturers, distributors […]
Coconino County planning to support programs with opioid settlement funds
Coconino County will receive $4 million in funding from the National Opioid Settlement and will use it to support existing programs for the treatment and prevention of drug use disorders. Created in August 2021, the “One Arizona Accord” was signed by all Arizona counties and 90 counties and towns to allocate funds from two national […]
