by - November 15, 2022 10:30 am
Walmart has reached a settlement in litigation relating to the national opioid epidemic totaling $3.1 billion. The settlement will effectively resolve all opioid lawsuits by state, local and tribal governments,…
by - October 1, 2018 6:07 pm
Too many Arkansans are dying or being harmed by opioid drug misuse or overdose. Opioids were involved in 61% of all drug overdose deaths and about 40% of all emergency…
by - September 20, 2018 4:47 pm
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $155 million in new funding for support of states, territories, tribes and non-governmental organizations working to prevent the growing…
by - January 24, 2018 5:37 pm
The state of Arkansas will investigate and possibly take action against opioid manufacturers if it determines they behaved unlawfully in worsening the state’s prescription drug problem, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge…
by - January 17, 2018 3:28 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart has partnered with a DisposeRX, a startup founded in 2015 aimed at safer and convenient disposal of Class II prescriptions such as opioids. Wal-Mart said it chose…
by - August 8, 2017 8:26 pm
As President Donald Trump and U.S. healthcare policymakers on Tuesday (Aug. 8) addressed the nation’s growing opioid epidemic, a new study shows the Arkansas prescription drug problem is so serious…
