Below are the most-read stories about opioids in 2020, as reported by Becker’s Hospital Review.
- 50 states ranked by opioid overdose death rates
- Physicians, nurses and pharmacists among 19 indicted in multimillion-dollar opioid distribution ring
- 49 states file $2.15 trillion opioid epidemic lawsuit against Purdue Pharma
- California hospital fires longtime physician over opioid prescribing habits
- Purdue Pharma to dissolve, pay $8.3B for role in opioid epidemic
- Walmart sued by shareholders for opioid distribution practices
- Intermountain establishes opioid-free surgery program
- McKinsey advised Purdue Pharma to pay pharmacies rebates for OxyContin overdoses
- Fatal overdoses hit record high in 2019, CDC data shows
- How Baylor Scott & White Health cut post-surgery opioid prescriptions by 64%
More articles on opioids:
Biden’s plan to tackle the opioid epidemic: 5 things to know
Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to felony charges
McKinsey responds to role it played in OxyContin sales
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