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How will the Supreme Court reshape U.S. opioid epidemic relief?

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The U.S. Supreme Court today grappled with a challenge by the Biden administration to the legality of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement. Read more about the oral arguments.

If the justices allow the deal to proceed, it could lead to billions of dollars being poured into addiction-treatment and other relief efforts. The settlement also would shield the Stamford, Connecticut-based pharmaceutical company’s wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits brought by opioid victims. Here’s how the court could reshape opioid epidemic relief.

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