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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.
A needle disposal box. The Boston City Council is requiring pharmacies with three or more locations to provide safe sharp disposal sites. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Pharmacies must provide safe sharps disposal, City Council orders

Daily Free Press Staff October 28, 2020
Pharmacy chains with more than three Boston locations will need to provide safe sharps disposal sites, in accordance with an ordinance passed Wednesday by the Boston City Council. 
East to West: September 28, 2020

East to West: September 28, 2020

Justin Tang September 28, 2020

Join the Daily Free Press today as we cover the protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, the possibility of study abroad returning for Spring 2020, rat infestations in Boston neighborhoods, and...

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