National Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century' Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney investigated the opioid crisis. He says it was created by pharmaceutical companies, distributors, pharmacists and doctors, all looking to profit. Rachel Martin Phil Harrell H.J. Mai James Doubek
National Walmart Is Latest Big-Name Company Embroiled In Opioid Crisis The Justice Department says the retailer ignored red flags for years, filling suspicious prescriptions for opioids and contributing to America's deadly addiction crisis. Walmart denies wrongdoing. Brian Mann
National Justice Department Sues Walmart, Alleging It Illegally Dispensed Opioids Damages could total in the billions. "Walmart had the responsibility and the means to help prevent the diversion of prescription opioids. Instead, for years, it did the opposite," the government said. Laurel Wamsley
National Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over Oxycontin Sales Critics say the settlement doesn't hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of Oxycontin which helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic. Brian Mann
National Opioid Scandal Haunts Drug Companies As They Respond To Pandemic Thousands of lawsuits that ground to a halt because of COVID-19 are moving forward again as local, state and federal courts reopen around the U.S. Brian Mann
National Philadelphia Nonprofit Opening Nation's First Supervised Injection Site Next Week After a two-year legal saga, Safehouse says it will open next week, allowing users to administer illegal drugs under supervision. Federal officials say they will try to stop the site from opening. Bobby Allyn Michaela Winberg
A heroin needle broke off in her neck. It ended up saving her life. A story about the connection between one patient and her doctor—and how more hospital emergency rooms are becoming entryways to drug treatment. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
National Sacklers Withdrew Nearly $11 Billion From Purdue As Opioid Crisis Mounted According to a court filing Monday, the family pulled about $10.7 billion from Purdue since 2008 — ramping up withdrawals even after executives pleaded guilty to misleading regulators about OxyContin. Colin Dwyer
National 3 Major Drug Distributors Reportedly Negotiating $18B Opioid Settlement A new study estimates that the opioid epidemic has cost the U.S. economy about $631 billion due to health care costs and the unrealized lifetime earnings of people who died of overdoses. Richard Gonzales
Health U.S. Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw 'Devastating' Increases Provisional overdose data for 2018 show a note of hope in an overall bleak picture. But in some states, the numbers actually got worse. What explains the disparities? Selena Simmons-Duffin
