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Opioid crisis

Coroner: Trumbull may have highest overdose cases in history

WARREN — Drug overdose deaths in Trumbull County may be the highest in a five-year period, if the 21 pending death investigations are all found to have been caused by drug use. As of May 11, the county has confirmed 30 overdose cases. If that number remains the same after pending ...

Fri. 9:41 a.m.: Purdue Pharma deal has families deflated, angry but hopeful

For those who lost loved ones in the opioid crisis, making sure the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid a price was never just about money. What many wanted was a chance to confront the Sackler family face to face, to make them feel their pain. While some may get that chance — ...

Fri. 8:27 a.m.: J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis this morning, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the ...

Liberty schools join opioid crisis lawsuit

YOUNGSTOWN — The Boardman and Liberty boards of education have joined a list of local governments and Native American communities in suing a Washington, D.C., consulting company, alleging it advised pharmaceutical companies on how to sell lots of addictive drugs that caused children to be ...

Overdose deaths topped 100K in pandemic year

NEW YORK — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades, accelerated in the past two ...

Opioid settlement panel rejected

WARREN — A motion from Trumbull County Commissioner Niki Frenchko to create an opioid settlement panel to advise commissioners on how to spend money acquired through opioid crisis responsibility litigation died for a lack of a second. The nine-member advisory panel Frenchko recommended ...