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The Daily Free Press

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Maura Healey is the state’s first female, openly lesbian governor-elect

Sophia Hebert November 9, 2022
A new female, lesbian governor will take the stand in January
Purdue Pharma L.P. pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 to criminal charges for the company's marketing and selling of opioids, which led to a nationwide opioid crisis. NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE

BU professors analyze Purdue Pharma shutdown, aftermath

Kyla Denisevich November 6, 2020
Around 450,000 people have died from opioids since the turn of the century, and many companies are to blame for the drug's overprescription and misuse.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

American Protest: Big Pharma is guilty, but now we must help those suffering on the streets

Meredith Varner October 27, 2020
The fight against the opioid crisis does not end with Purdue Pharma and its admittance to guilt.
Netflix’s latest true-crime documentary “The Pharmacist” confronts the U.S. drug addiction epidemic. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: “The Pharmacist” will forever change the definition of documentaries

Madeline Humphrey February 6, 2020
Netflix released their newest true-crime documentary, “The Pharmacist,” which aims to show that drug addiction can affect everyone, illustrating that no one is left unharmed when associated with someone who has a toxic relationship with drugs.
The Boston University Medical Campus. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE

School of Medicine received $50k from Purdue Pharma

Audrey Martin March 28, 2019
The BU School of Medicine received a $50,000 unrestricted educational grant from Purdue Pharma in 2010, a company being sued by the Massachusetts attorney general.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is calling to tax manufacturers of opioid medications in an effort to hold pharmaceutical companies more accountable for the opioid crisis. COURTESY OF K-STATE RESEARCH/ FLICKR

Baker proposes tax on opioid manufacturers

Camila Beiner January 31, 2019
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker introduced a bill to tax manufacturers of opioid medications.
Burke’s Bully Pulpit: OxyContin makers rightfully blamed for opioid epidemic

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: OxyContin makers rightfully blamed for opioid epidemic

Patrick Burke September 11, 2018

It’s safe to say that we all have someone in our lives who has been touched by the U.S. opioid crisis. We are all left wondering how to deal with having a sizable part of the population hooked on something...

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