Purdue Pharma and its billionaire owners have reached a tentative agreement to settle over 2,000 lawsuits from cities and states for billions of dollars, according to the Washington Post. The company and family have been negotiating a settlement for months, although not all states suing Purdue agree with the agreement. Who Is Suing Purdue? The
When doctors were invited out to just one dinner with only one opioid vendor, they were more likely to prescribe opioids; a new study revealed this week. According to Forbes, the average salary of a medical doctor in the United States in 2014 was $189,000. However, it appears that a “dinner date” was simple enough
In the addiction industry, it’s often difficult to help patients who have become addicted due to injury or illness. Many people who use opiate drugs for the first time do so at the behest of a doctor, to temporarily help them with acute pain from an accident, surgery, or chronic illness. Pain management, after all,
