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After hundreds of lawsuits over the drug giant Purdue Pharma over the years, the Colorado Attorney General is suing the creator of OxyContin for his "significant role in spreading the opioid epidemic."
The lawsuit claims that Purdue Pharma LP and Purdue Pharma Inc. have misled Colorado doctors and patients about the potential for prescription opioid addiction and have continued to prescribe drugs. And the news indicates that former president and president of the company, Richard Sackler, has patented a new drug to help addicts to opioid withdrawal.
"Purdue's drugs, coupled with their reckless marketing, stole their parents' children, the families of their sons and daughters, and destroyed the lives of our friends, neighbors and co-workers," said Colorado's Attorney General. Cynthia Coffman. "Although no amount of money can bring home loved ones, it can offset the enormous costs engendered by Purdue's intentional misconduct."
The lawsuit states that Purdue Pharma "minimized the risk of opioid-related addiction," "exaggerated the benefits," and "advised health professionals to violate their Hippocratic oath and not treat their patients with opioids." ". Colorado Attorney General's Office.
But Purdue Pharma "vigorously" denied the charges in a statement The Washington Post, arguing that while it shares "the state's concern about the opioid crisis," it has not misled health care providers about prescription opioids.
"The state claims that Purdue acted inappropriately by communicating with prescribers about scientific and medical information that the FDA has specifically considered and continues to approve," said a spokesman. of Purdue Pharma in the release. "We believe that it is inappropriate for the state to substitute its judgment for the judgment of regulatory, scientific and medical experts of the FDA."
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2016, more than 63,000 drug overdose deaths were recorded in the United States and more than 66% of them were attributed to opioids.
The CDC states that illegal opioids and prescription opioids, which are commonly used to treat pain, have been associated with addiction, overdose and death.
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2/50 September 7, 2018
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4/50 September 5, 2018
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5/50 September 4, 2018
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6/50 September 3, 2018
Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court in Yangon. Two Reuters journalists have been imprisoned for seven years for breaking Myanmar's official secrecy act when reporting on the Rohingya crisis, said a judge, a case that sparked outrage as an attack on freedom medias.
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12/50 August 28, 2018
President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. It was the first time that Rouhani had been summoned by parliament during his five years in power, with deputies asking for answers about unemployment, rising prices and the collapse of the rial, which lost more than half since April.
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14/50 August 26, 2018
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16/50 August 24, 2018
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18/50 August 22, 2018
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19/50 August 21, 2018
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20/50 August 20, 2018
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21/50 August 19, 2018
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22/50 August 18, 2018
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24/50 August 16, 2018
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25/50 August 15, 2018
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27/50 August 13, 2018
Turkish President Erdogan speaks at the 10th Annual Conference of Ambassadors in Ankara. World markets reacted with fear to Turkey's financial crash, which Turkish President Erdogan attributes to a "political and devious plot" by Donald Trump's US. Last week, the United States doubled steel and aluminum tariffs against Turkey in the midst of diplomatic tensions over a US pastor's detention.
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29/50 August 11, 2018
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34/50 August 6, 2018
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35/50 August 5, 2018
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37/50 August 3, 2018
The people of Mbare celebrate after officials announced the re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) in Harare, Zimbabwe. The election was the first since Robert Mugabe was overthrown in a coup last year. Deadly clashes erupted earlier in the week following the release of parliamentary election results, while allegations of fraud by Chamisa and MDC supporters
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38/50 August 2, 2018
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39/50 August 1, 2018
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40/50 July 31, 2018
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41/50 July 30, 2018
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42/50 July 29, 2018
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Zimbabwe's outgoing president and candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives in Harare two days before the elections
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44/50 July 27, 2018
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45/50 July 26, 2018
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47/50 July 24, 2018
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48/50 July 23, 2018
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49/50 July 22, 2018
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50/50 July 21, 2018
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1/50 September 8, 2018
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2/50 September 7, 2018
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3/50 September 6, 2018
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4/50 September 5, 2018
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6/50 September 3, 2018
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7/50 September 2, 2018
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8/50 September 1, 2018
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9/50 August 31, 2018
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10/50 August 30, 2018
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11/50 August 29, 2018
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12/50 August 28, 2018
President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. It was the first time that Rouhani had been summoned by parliament during his five years in power, with deputies asking for answers about unemployment, rising prices and the collapse of the rial, which lost more than half since April.
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13/50 August 27, 2018
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14/50 August 26, 2018
Migrants disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship "Diciotti" in the port of Catania, Italy. The ship arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Ministry of the Interior prevented them from landing, calling on EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them. On 22 August, 27 unaccompanied minors were released from the ship, assisted by the Red Cross, UNHCR and Save the Children.
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15/50 August 25, 2018
Rohingya refugees at a protest after attending a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of a military crackdown that caused a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, in the Kutupalong refugee camp, to Ukhia
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16/50 August 24, 2018
US President Donald Trump sits with children during a visit to the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
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17/50 August 23, 2018
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media at a press conference in Parliament in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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18/50 August 22, 2018
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19/50 August 21, 2018
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South Korean Lee Keum-seom, 92, meets with his North Korean son, Ri Sung Chol, 71, at a separate family reunion at Mount Kumgang Resort on the South East Coast. . Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans have met their northern relatives for the first time since the peninsula and their families were divided by war nearly seven decades ago
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21/50 August 19, 2018
The United Nations flag flies at half mast to mark the death of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the European headquarters in Geneva. Kofi Annan passed away on August 18th at the age of 80
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22/50 August 18, 2018
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24/50 August 16, 2018
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25/50 August 15, 2018
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Turkish President Erdogan speaks at the 10th Annual Conference of Ambassadors in Ankara. World markets reacted with fear to Turkey's financial crash, which Turkish President Erdogan attributes to a "political and devious plot" by Donald Trump's US. Last week, the United States doubled steel and aluminum tariffs against Turkey in the midst of diplomatic tensions over a US pastor's detention.
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30/50 10 août 2018
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31/50 9 août 2018
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32/50 8 août 2018
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33/50 August 7, 2018
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34/50 6 août 2018
Les objets utilisables sont récupérés dans une maison détruite par un tremblement de terre à North Lombok, en Indonésie. Le puissant séisme a frappé l'île touristique indonésienne de Lombok, tuant un certain nombre de personnes et secouant le pays voisin, Bali, alors que les autorités ont déclaré lundi que des milliers de maisons avaient été endommagées et que le nombre de morts pouvait grimper.
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35/50 5 août 2018
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36/50 August 4, 2018
Des membres de différentes forces de sécurité montent la garde et recueillent des preuves après une explosion ciblant le président Nicolas Maduro, à Caracas, au Venezuela. Le ministre vénézuélien de l'Information, Jorge Rodriguez, a confirmé que le président Nicolas Maduro avait été victime d'une attaque avec des «engins volants de type drone contenant une charge explosive» et qu'il s'était échappé de l'incident lors d'une cérémonie militaire à Caracas.
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37/50 3 août 2018
Les habitants de Mbare célèbrent après que des responsables ont annoncé la réélection du président Emmerson Mnangagwa de l'Union nationale africaine – Front patriotique (ZANU-PF) au pouvoir à Harare, au Zimbabwe. L’élection a été la première depuis que Robert Mugabe a été renversé lors d’un coup d’Etat l’année dernière. Des affrontements meurtriers ont éclaté plus tôt dans la semaine suite à la publication des résultats des élections parlementaires, alors que des allégations de fraude de la part de Chamisa et de partisans du MDC
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38/50 2 août 2018
Un défenseur de la ZANU-PF au pouvoir passe devant un véhicule brûlé dans les locaux du parti au lendemain des affrontements entre les forces de sécurité et les manifestants de l'opposition à Harare, au Zimbabwe
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39/50 1er août 2018
Une cérémonie a lieu dans un hangar, à l’occasion du retour de 55 ensembles de dépouilles de soldats américains tués pendant la guerre de Corée de 1950 à 1953, à la base aérienne d’Osan, à Pyeongtaek, en Corée du Sud. La cérémonie a eu lieu cinq jours après qu'un avion américain a transporté les restes de la Corée du Nord en Corée du Sud dans le but de faciliter les efforts en cours pour promouvoir la paix dans la péninsule
EPA
40/50 31 juillet 2018
Veronika Nikulshina, l'un des quatre membres du groupe de protestation russe Pussy Riot, emprisonnés pendant 15 jours pour avoir organisé une invasion de terrain pendant la finale de la Coupe du monde de football, a été escortée par un policier devant un tribunal audience à Moscou
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41/50 30 juillet 2018
Un membre de la famille d’un passager du vol MH370 de Malaysia Airlines, disparu, lit le rapport de sécurité qui conclut que les commandes de l’avion ont été délibérément manipulées et qu’aucune ingérence illégale d’un tiers ne peut être exclue. Le 8 mars 2014, le vol MH370 a disparu à Kuala Lumpur avec 239 passagers à bord
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42/50 29 juillet 2018
Le militant et militant palestinien Ahed Tamimi embrasse la pierre tombale de l’ancien dirigeant palestinien Yasser Arafat dans son mausolée de Ramallah, en Cisjordanie occupée, après avoir été libéré de prison après huit mois de prison pour avoir giflé deux soldats israéliens
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43/50 July 28, 2018
Le président sortant et candidat du Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, arrive à Harare, deux jours avant les élections
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44/50 27 juillet 2018
Une maison brûle pendant l'incendie de Carr à Redding, en Californie. Un pompier est mort et au moins deux autres personnes ont été blessées alors que des flammes fouettées par le vent déchiraient la région
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45/50 26 juillet 2018
Les partisans du politicien pakistanais devenu joueur de cricket, Imran Khan, et chef du parti pakistanais Tehreek-e-Insaf (Mouvement pour la justice), célèbrent à Karachi, au lendemain des élections générales. Imran Khan a revendiqué la victoire aux élections générales dans le pays entachées d’allégations de trucage "flagrant" par des partis rivaux. Un Khan visiblement fatigué a accordé un ton conciliant dans un discours très large à la nation suite au concours controversé
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46/50 25 juillet 2018
Un homme blessé dans un attentat suicide présumé à l’extérieur d’un bureau de vote reçoit des soins médicaux dans un hôpital de Quetta. Au moins 25 personnes ont été tuées et 30 autres blessées dans l'incident. Les bureaux de vote au Pakistan ont été ouverts aux élections générales pour environ 105 millions d'électeurs. Les électeurs devront choisir parmi 11 000 candidats pour élire 272 membres du Parlement pour le prochain mandat. Ces élections sont la deuxième de l'histoire du Pakistan où un gouvernement a pu terminer son mandat pour laisser la place à un autre gouvernement après avoir été gouverné par des dictateurs militaires pendant la moitié des 71 années de son existence depuis sa fondation en 1947.
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Une femme réagit en essayant de retrouver son chien, suite à un incendie dans le village de Mati, près d'Athènes, en Grèce. On pense qu'au moins 60 personnes ont été tuées
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48/50 23 juillet 2018
Une maison est menacée par un immense incendie lors d'un incendie de forêt à Kineta, près d'Athènes. Plus de 300 pompiers, cinq avions et deux hélicoptères ont été mobilisés pour faire face à la situation "extrêmement difficile" due aux fortes rafales de vent, a déclaré le chef du service des pompiers d'Athènes, Achille Tzouvaras.
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49/50 July 22, 2018
Le plateau du Golan annexé par les Israéliens montre un panache de fumée s'élevant à Quneitra, dans le sud-ouest de la Syrie, alors que les rebelles détruisent leurs stocks d'armes avant leur départ
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50/50 21 juillet 2018
Un enfant syrien regarde par la fenêtre d'un bus alors que des personnes déplacées de la province de Quneitra attendent au point de passage de Morek pour être transférées dans les provinces d'Idlib et d'Alep, dans le nord-ouest de la Syrie. Les transferts font l'objet d'un accord de cession conclu cette semaine entre la Russie et les rebelles syriens dans la province de Quneitra, qui verra la zone sensible se replier sous le contrôle de l'Etat. Les rebelles remettront le territoire qu'ils contrôlent à Quneitra et dans la zone tampon voisine avec le Golan occupé par Israël, un surveillant de guerre et un rebelle
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En 2007, trois anciens employés actuels et anciens de Purdue ont plaidé coupable à des accusations criminelles, reconnaissant qu'ils avaient faussement amené les médecins et leurs patients à croire que l'OxyContin était moins susceptible d'être maltraité que les autres drogues de sa catégorie, selon The New York Times. Alors plus tôt cette année, le the Wall Street newspaper a rapporté que Purdue avait prévu d'arrêter la promotion du médicament.
Now, it seems, a new venture is only exacerbating the outcry.
Le Financial Times Sackler, dont la famille est propriétaire de Purdue Pharma, une entreprise multimilliardaire, a breveté un nouveau médicament plus tôt cette année, une forme de buprénorphine, un opioïde léger utilisé pour soulager les symptômes de sevrage. However, some express their indignation at the fact that the Sacklers, who have mainly benefited from opioid addiction, may soon benefit from the antidote.
«Il est répréhensible de ce que Purdue Pharma a fait pour notre santé publique», a déclaré Luke Nasta, directeur de Camelot, un centre de traitement basé à New York pour la toxicomanie et l'alcoolisme. Le Financial Times. Il a ajouté que la famille Sackler «ne devrait pas être autorisée à vendre d’autres opiacés synthétiques – et cela inclut les substituts aux opioïdes».
La description du brevet reconnaît le risque de dépendance associé aux médicaments: «Les opioïdes ont toujours été connus pour être utiles dans le traitement de la douleur, mais ils présentent également un potentiel de dépendance en raison de leur activité euphorigène. Thus, if opioids are taken by healthy human subjects exhibiting drug-seeking behavior, they can lead to psychological and physical dependence.
"These generally undesirable characteristics of opioids can, however, become important in certain scenarios, such as drug substitution therapies. L’un des problèmes fondamentaux de l’abus de drogues illicites chez les toxicomanes («junkies») qui dépendent de l’absorption constante de drogues illicites telles que l’héroïne sont les activités criminelles liées à la drogue auxquelles ces toxicomanes ont recours pour recueillir suffisamment d’argent pour financer leur addiction. Les pressions constantes exercées sur les toxicomanes pour qu'ils se procurent de l'argent pour l'achat de drogues et les activités criminelles concomitantes sont de plus en plus reconnues comme un facteur majeur qui s'oppose au retrait et à l'abstinence efficaces et durables de la drogue. "
The patent states that the drug could be used in both drug replacement therapy and in the management of pain.
Purdue Pharma did not respond to requests for comment on the new drug, but in response to the complaint in Colorado, the company said, "We share the state's concerns about the opioid crisis. Bien que nos médicaments opioïdes représentent moins de 2% du total des ordonnances, nous continuerons à collaborer avec l’État en vue de trouver des solutions significatives pour relever ce défi de santé publique. "
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