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McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650M for helping Purdue Pharma boost opioid sales
McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work to help opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma boost the sales of the highly addictive drug OxyContin, according to court papers filed in Virginia on Friday.… MORE
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means
The Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a…… MORE
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B
The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart, a third pharmacy behemoth, is in discussions for a deal.… MORE
Drugs, guns, cash and vehicles seized in four drug arrests Wednesday
Providence Police made four separate drug arrests Wednesday, seizing six handguns, two motor vehicles, large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine and more than $238,000 in cash.… MORE
Providence city worker is charged with peddling drugs
Providence Police have charged a city worker with distributing narcotics while on duty as an employee of the Department of Public Works.… MORE
Rhode Island announces $114M opioid settlement
Rhode Island has reached a settlement of more than $114 million with an opioid manufacturer and three distributors, most of which will go directly to fighting the crisis and helping people with addiction, state Attorney General Peter Neronha said Tuesday.… MORE
3 arrested, large amount of fentanyl seized in raids
Police have arrested three people and seized more than 41 kilograms or about 90 pounds of fentanyl in court-authorized raids at homes in Providence and Cranston. … MORE
Pawtucket man gets 8 years in prison on gun, drug charges
A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to eight years in prison on gun and drug charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.… MORE
Rhode Island man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charges
A Providence man who tried to sell a large amount of fentanyl and heroin while under surveillance by law enforcement has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. … MORE
Rhode Island man sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl case
A Rhode Island man accused by prosecutors of having a “leadership role” an international fentanyl trafficking operation has been sentenced in North Dakota to 33 years in federal prison.… MORE
Rhode Island Foundation to pay for thousands of Narcan kits
The Rhode Island Foundation is providing a $250,000 grant to purchase thousands of opioid overdose prevention kits until a more sustainable source of state funding is in place.… MORE
Appeals are mounting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement
Objections to a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma are mounting in the form of appeals, with Rhode Island’s attorney general saying Wednesday the plan doesn’t hold the OxyContin maker or its owners accountable for its role in sparking the opioid crisis.… MORE