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Wellness expert: Recovery from state’s opioids crisis could take decades
It will take a commitment of billions of dollars to reverse effects of Oklahoma’s opioid abuse and addiction epidemic, experts who developed a long-term recovery plan for the state testified Thursday.
Foster parent describes caring for babies addicted to opioids
Life is “beautiful chaos” but with days that are “hell on earth,” an Oklahoma woman who has taken care of many babies born addicted to opioids testified in court Wednesday.
Medical examiner shares details of deaths involving opioids
Dr. Eric Pfeifer said medical examiners have been called to investigate scores of overdose deaths in Oklahoma in recent years, many involving prescription Duragesic patches produced by Johnson & Johnson.
Testimony of ‘paid expert’ questioned by drugmaker
An attorney representing Johnson & Johnson chipped away at testimony provided by an expert witness for the state Monday in a trial to determine whether J&J should be held responsible for fueling an epidemic of opioid addiction in Oklahoma.
Psychiatrist: Consequences of opioids crisis go beyond rising death toll
It will take a staggering commitment of money, effort and time to reverse devastating effects of the crisis in Oklahoma and across the United States, Dr. Andrew Kolodny said.
The origin of Oklahoma’s opioids crisis
Dr. Andrew Kolodny said a culture of “narcotic conservatism” that had influenced prescribing habits of American doctors for generations began to break down as a result of a surge in the supply of opioids and aggressive marketing campaigns waged by companies like Purdue Pharma.
Marketing expert ‘blown away’ by drugmaker’s opioids campaign
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson employed a marketing and sales campaign “breathtaking” in its scope and sophistication in order to build its Duragesic prescription painkiller into a billion-dollar brand, an expert in marketing testified in court Monday.
Nobody in the opioids industry is innocent, state’s witness says
An attorney for Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals tried Thursday to blunt the impact of testimony of an expert witness called by the state in its case alleging the drugmakers should be held legally responsible for opioid abuse that has run rampant in Oklahoma.
Military veterans targeted by opioid manufacturers, documents show
According to company-internal documents, large numbers of military veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were identified especially for their potential as new opioid users.
J&J officer takes the stand in opioids trial
A senior officer at Johnson & Johnson responded Thursday to allegations made by the state that the company and its subsidiaries acted recklessly beginning in the mid-1990s to convince doctors to prescribe more and more opiate-laced pain medications to Oklahomans.
Tribal leaders in U.S. and abroad to gather in Norman
Business, civic and tribal leaders from Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. will meet in Norman next week for a biannual tribal-trade conference.
Father of Austin Box testifies in opioids trial
In emotional testimony, the father of Austin Box told the story Wednesday of a good son and star athlete who lost his life at age 22 to an overdose of pain medicine.
