opioid epidemic Archives - Corruption, Crime & Compliance

29 Jul, 2020

Indivior Solutions Pleads Guilty to False Statements and Agrees to Pay $600 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil investigations for Marketing of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone

DOJ’s aggressive enforcement of the opioid industry is a striking example of the power of federal prosecutors when focused on an industry. Once prioritized for enforcement, DOJ has quickly brought together prosecutors and law enforcement to target corporate actors and companies with the full force of criminal and civil statutes. In a significant case, DOJ announced the resolution of its criminal and civil investigations against...

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16 Aug, 2018

Federal Enforcement and the Opioid Epidemic (Part IV of IV)

The scope of our country’s opioid epidemic is devastating. From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 people have died from a drug overdose. Two-thirds of these deaths involved an opioid. On average, 195 Americans dies every day from an opioid overdose. These numbers are tragic and mind-boggling. In response, federal enforcement efforts have primarily focused on criminal prosecutions, but there have also been significant civil...