Hacker News with Generative AI: Opioid Crisis

New SF public health chief was part of McKinsey opioid-marketing operation (sfstandard.com)
Daniel Tsai, Mayor Daniel Lurie’s choice to lead the Department of Public Health, has a blue-chip résumé: After studying at Harvard University, he landed a prestigious consulting gig before jumping into government, leading Medicaid programs in Massachusetts, then federally under former President Joe Biden.
Public Health, San Francisco, Opioid Crisis, Consulting
253 points by iancmceachern 7 days ago | 78 comments
McKinsey and Company to pay $650M for role in opioid crisis (npr.org)
The global consulting firm McKinsey and Company Friday agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal probe into its role in helping "turbocharge" sales of the highly addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin for Purdue Pharma, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday.
Business, Law, Opioid Crisis, Pharmaceuticals
390 points by pseudolus 70 days ago | 303 comments
What If Ozempic Is Just a Good Thing? (nymag.com)
In 2002, the FDA approved Suboxone, a new medication to treat opioid use disorder.
Health, Pharmaceuticals, Opioid Crisis
80 points by paulpauper 159 days ago | 211 comments
Overdose Deaths Are Finally Starting to Decline. Here's Why (scientificamerican.com)
Overdose Deaths, Public Health, Opioid Crisis, Trends
8 points by ajd2201 200 days ago | 2 comments
Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths (washingtonpost.com)
Fentanyl, Drug Deaths, Youth, Public Health, Opioid Crisis
34 points by wslh 275 days ago | 96 comments
McKinsey Under Criminal Investigation over Opioid-Related Consulting (wsj.com)
Business, Law, Healthcare, Opioid Crisis
418 points by impish9208 304 days ago | 158 comments