Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is awarding $50 million of opioid settlement funds to Arkansas Children’s to pioneer one of the nation’s most ambitious research efforts dedicated to opioids’ impact on children. The National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical…
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Walmart Agrees to $3.1 Billion Settlement Over Opioid Lawsuits
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWalmart has agreed to a $3.1 billion settlement to resolve “substantially all opioid lawsuits and potential lawsuits by state, local, and tribal governments, if all conditions are satisfied,” according to a press release from the company. In the framework, the…
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Arkansas Collegiate Naloxbox Bystander Rescue Program Kicks-Off at University of Central Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas has become the first college to participate in the Arkansas Collegiate Naloxbox Bystander Rescue Program, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Human Services. This program is meant to increase access to naloxone, also known…
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Rutledge Files Suit Against Walgreens, Claiming Pharmacy Chain Fueled State’s Opioid Crisis
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has filed suit against Walgreens, the nation’s second largest pharmacy chain, for allegedly fueling the state’s opioid crisis. Rutledge filed suit against the pharmacy chain on Monday, March 15, in the Pulaski County Circuit Court,…
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New Opioid Initiative Provides Free Resources for Arkansas Employers
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale During the 2019 Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/AIA annual meeting, officials unveiled a new initiative targeting the opioid crisis that is designed to help Arkansas employers. The new initiative, Together Arkansas, is a series of free resources…
by Caleb Talley Since the beginning of the year, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has had legal marijuana in his crosshairs. The country’s top cop has been outspoken for years in his disdain for the plant, and earlier this year,…