Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data.
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Consulting firm McKinsey & Company to pay $650M for helping Purdue Pharma sell OxyContin
The major consulting firm McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into its consulting for Purdue Pharma, the company that helped to fuel America’s opioid epidemic through its OxyContin prescription drug.
Acting Massachusetts US Attorney highlights work on human trafficking, opioids and COVID fraud
Joshua Levy was First Assistant USA under Rachael Rollins’ brief tenure at the helm, which ended with her resignation under ethical fire a year ago. Levy assumed the top role and he is now President Biden’s nominee for the permanent position.
