News Alert: Native American tribes reach landmark opioid deal with Johnson & Johnson, drug distributors for up to $665 million
| More than 400 tribes sued the companies, claiming they were inundated with highly addictive painkillers manufactured by J&J and shipped by the distributors without regard for the clear signs of abuse and death. The companies deny wrongdoing, saying they complied with federal drug laws. Nationwide, from 2006 to 2014, Native Americans were nearly 50 percent more likely to die of an opioid overdose than nonnatives, according to a Washington Post analysis. |
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| | | | News Alert | Feb. 1, 12:20 p.m. EST | | | | | More than 400 tribes sued the companies, claiming they were inundated with highly addictive painkillers manufactured by J&J and shipped by the distributors without regard for the clear signs of abuse and death. The companies deny wrongdoing, saying they complied with federal drug laws. Nationwide, from 2006 to 2014, Native Americans were nearly 50 percent more likely to die of an opioid overdose than nonnatives, according to a Washington Post analysis. | | | | | |
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