• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

ACME NEWS ONLINE

The Pinnacle of Online News Reporting

ACME NEWS ONLINE
The Pinnacle of Online News

  • Home
  • US
  • BUSINESS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • REAL ESTATE
  • TECH/SCIENCE
  • About/Contact

Taliban have not changed, says Biden as US military evacuations reach 7,000 – live | US news

August 19, 2021 by Staff Reporter

“It was important to the board that the market share of abuse-deterrent opioids grew because we believed and were told repeatedly by management that abuse-deterrent opioids saved lives,” he said.

Maryland Assistant Attorney General Brian Edmunds, attempting to build a case that Sackler family members have a responsibility for the crisis, responded: “You’re saying it’s a humanitarian cause?”
Sackler replied, “I wouldn’t put it in those words, but we were always trying to do the right thing, find the right balance.”

The drug was reformulated to make it harder to crush for snorting or injection for a faster high. But as it turned out, overdoses only rose after it was introduced, with most of the new deaths linked initially to heroin and more recently to illicitly produced fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.

In all, more than 500,000 deaths in the US have been linked to opioid overdoses since 2000.

Mortimer D.A. Sackler, in his testimony, was asked about the opioid epidemic.

“The overdose crisis in America is a national emergency, and it’s a horrible situation that to my understanding has been increasing since the late ‘70s,” he said.

Purdue, based in Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to its opioid practices in both 2007 and last year, but no members of the Sackler family have admitted wrongdoing or been charged with any crimes.

In a separate settlement announced last year with the U.S. Department of Justice, Sackler family members agreed to pay $225 million but again admitted no wrongdoing.

The bankruptcy being sought by the company is a means to settle 3,000 lawsuits filed by state and local governments, Native American tribes and others.

Drain has said he expects to decide next week whether to confirm the plan.

View Original Source

Filed Under: US

Primary Sidebar

More to See

Canadian Mortgage Costs Are Surging and Renting Can Make More Sense: First National

… [Read More...] about Canadian Mortgage Costs Are Surging and Renting Can Make More Sense: First National

Shawnee Pools business staying in the family

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Bob and Connie Sutherland have been in the swimming pool business for 53 years, and it all started from an ad in the … [Read More...] about Shawnee Pools business staying in the family

Science News | Research: Stinging Cells of Jellyfish Hold Clues to Biodiversity

Washington [US], May 21 (ANI): According to a new Cornell research, Cnidocytes, also known as stinging cells are characteristics of Corals and … [Read More...] about Science News | Research: Stinging Cells of Jellyfish Hold Clues to Biodiversity

Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | About/ Contact
Copyright © 2022 · SLD Chicago . Log in