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Everett, Washington To Receive More Than $4 Million Dollars In Opioid Settlement

April 13, 2023

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Wednesday night the Everett City Council approved an agreement that will bring in more than four million dollars as part of a settlement with corporations who sold opioids at retail locations. Back in 2017 Everett, Washington was the first city in the nation to file suit against Purdue Pharma for actions that Everett claimed created […]

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Everett’s Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Moving Forward

September 26, 2017

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A judge’s ruling Monday was a mixed bag for the City of Everett in its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for causing harm to the city. Earlier this year the City of Everett sued Purdue saying it was liable for illegal drug trafficking of OxyContin by gang members and the “heroin crisis in Everett.” The City […]

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L.A. Times Says OxyContin Created Everett’s Heroin Epidemic

July 11, 2016

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“Illicit OxyContin devastated the entire Everett region. At the height of the drug’s popularity, it was a factor in more than half of the crimes in Snohomish County. Abuse of the drug touched off an epidemic of painkiller and heroin addiction, which continues to this day.” That quote from Sunday’s L.A. Times comes from a […]

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