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FILE -A display of the fentanyl and meth that was seized by Customs and Border Protection officers over the weekend at the Nogales Port of Entry is shown during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Nogales, Ariz. As the number of U.S. overdose deaths continues to soar, states are trying to take steps to combat a flood of the drug that has proved the most lethal -- illicitly produced fentanyl. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP, File)

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States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Sun,04/03/22-6:45AM , 288 Reads
As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
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Keith Lewis disposes of used syringes at a needle exchange run by Camden Area Health Education Center in Camden, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Four companies involved in the opioid industry are finalizing settlements over the addiction crisis in the U.S. in deals that could total $26 billion over 18 years. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Fri,02/25/22-6:37AM , 403 Reads
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S.
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In this March 1, 2017, file photo, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden speaks during an interview in Boise, Idaho. The false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and protecting future election results loom large over this year’s races for state attorneys general. Candidates who support Trump’s position are angling to unseat Democratic incumbents in political swing states – and in some cases, knock out moderate attorneys general in GOP primaries. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

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State AG races become litmus test for GOP election claims
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Sun,02/06/22-8:04AM , 320 Reads
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, a Republican, has won re-election multiple times in a state where the GOP dominates politically and, in his telling, has “a 20-year track record of calling balls and strikes fairly and squarely.”
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Uncertainty follows court's rejection of Purdue opioids deal
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Fri,12/17/21-3:20PM , 257 Reads
A federal judge's decision to reject a multibillion dollar opioid settlement involving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is being hailed as a step toward justice by advocates who have long called for greater accountability for the family that owns the company.
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