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Texas Doctor Sentenced to 12.5 Years for Running Kingwood Pill Mill

The term highlights Justice Department efforts to target cash-only clinics that funneled millions of opioid pills into street markets.

Purdue Pharma Shuts Down as $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Takes Effect

Purdue Pharma Sentenced, Clearing Way for Dissolution and Over $5 Billion in Penalties

Maryland High Court Vacates Baltimore’s $152 Million Opioid Verdict

Survey Finds Broad Alarm Over Overdose Crisis, With Partisan Split on Responsibility

Judge Approves Revised Purdue–Sackler Opioid Settlement Requiring Up To $7 Billion

Michigan Doctor Gets 6-Year Federal Sentence for Pill-Mill Opioid Scheme

Baltimore Accepts $152 Million From McKesson and AmerisourceBergen to Close Opioid Lawsuit

Eight Opioid Manufacturers Settle for $720 Million with Marketing Bans

All States Sign Off on $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement