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03/28/2022

No secret I love John Oliver ( I mean, I was on his show last August so..)! But last nights show on harm reduction and the incredible way he promoted safe consumption and so many other aspects of harm reduction is going to really have an impact!
Please watch the entire show, SO WORTH IT!!!!

John Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been on the rise and what we should, and shouldn’t, be doing to prevent them.Connect with Last Week Toni...

03/11/2022

Yesterday was heart wrenching but it sent a message to the Sacklers that just because we were forced to take a settlement written entirely for Sackler benefit, we made it clear to the Sacklers we will not let them ride off into a glowing sunset of their own creation.

No more guilty buildings, Sacklers and that goes for the executives who willingly carried out their specific orders and took their bonuses. This DOJ can act and we will keep up the pressure until they undo all the bad decisions of the past and redeem themselves. We need a DOJ for the people, not the elite wealthy.

You poisoned our lives and had the audacity to blame us for dying,” he(Ryan Hampton) said.”

Roughly two dozen gave statements at bankruptcy court hearing attended by Richard, Theresa and David Sackler

02/11/2022

Opioid Litigation Settlement Fund Principles

We’ve been working trying to motivate Shapiro in PA to look to today’s important issues when distributing settlement monies. After states receive their abatement allotment, the AGs determine which state agencies/groups will get the money. Too many are excluding the best practices of truly leveraging these funds for change and I’m not sure enough organized attention is being devoted to this important issue.

Here are some guiding principles
put together by 31 organizations, many which do have power and influence in the states and hopefully, using the efforts of all this legwork will help in influencing how and where these monies are dispersed. What we have found is PA has not indicated transparency in any of its decisions. My guess PA’s approach is representative of most states. This is happening NOW with the 26 billion distributor and J&J settlement with first year’s distributions slated for release in April/May!

This is by far the best guidelines for abatement distribution I’ve seen so far…. If you have better, SHARE!! If not, USE!

https://opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/

https://hub.jhu.edu/2021/01/27/principles-for-spending-opioid-settlements/

Guidelines call for states and local governments to focus on addiction treatment and prevention and to avoid diverting funds to close budget gaps

10/29/2021

THIS IS IMPORTANT ! The Sackler family will likely walk because unlike you and me they can afford to manipulate bad law ( Purdue bankruptcy) and compliant judges to ensure their freedom from accountability. BUT THEY CAN’T STOP US FROM CONTINUING TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE!!

It’s time to force the DOJ to pursue the evidence they already have on the architects of the opioid epidemic - The Sackler Cartel

Join parents and loved ones from all over the country in a RALLY on Friday 12/03/21 11am near the DOJ in Washington DC to call on AG Merrick Garland and Deputy AG Lisa Monaco of the DOJ to act on the evidence they already possess and NOT to bury it as was done in 2007 to prosecute the Sacklers.

Danny Strong (HULU Dopesick show runner) will be a guest speaker along with others and Beth Macy (dopesick author) will be there.

Recently disclosed discovery documents, as well as thousands of news articles, many books and documentaries have exposed beyond any doubt the Sackler involvement in the admitted crimes of Purdue Pharma.

Even more damning, the highly respected Attorney General of Massachusetts, Maura Healey publicly stated the DOJ has the evidence and SHOULD bring charges against the Sacklers.
AG Healey’s specific admonishment of the DOJ’s lack of criminal prosecution of the Sackler’s is detailed in the NPR video (minute 9:30) below.

https://youtu.be/y63flmEdGCk

Rally starts 11AM Friday12/03/21

WHERE - meet in courtyard near the DOJ
DOJ address
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
https://goo.gl/maps/a2Ec6tds7zyey2aF8

Nearby Starbucks 5 min walk
325 7th St NW #100, Washington, DC 20004

Hotel
fairfield inn 15 min walk

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasfc-fairfield-inn-and-suites-washington-dc-downtown/

Parking lot 5 minute walk
650 D street NW, Washington, DC 20004
https://goo.gl/maps/tpTWJHT4Z6xEjBQL8
12023930752

650 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004

10/28/2021

The Gov. Wolf Administration joined the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network, members of the General Assembly, and other advocates in support of expanding access to life-saving harm reduction services for individuals struggling with a substance use disorder.

09/28/2021

JUDGE TO RETIRE EIGHT YEARS EARLY
It could have been so different for this judge….but Drain, who became the poster child of all that is wrong with bankruptcy had to go.

DISTINGUISHED BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO RETIRE FROM SOUTHERN DISTRICT BENCH
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York announces that Judge Robert D. Drain has declared his intention to retire on June 30, 2022.
Judge Drain joined the Southern District bench in 2002. During his tenure, he has presided over such chapter 11 cases as Loral, RCN, Cornerstone, Refco, Allegiance Telecom, Delphi, Coudert Brothers, Frontier Airlines, Star Tribune, Reader’s Digest, A&P, Hostess Brands, Christian Brothers, Momentive, Cenveo, 21st Century Oncology, Tops, G A&T, Sears, Standard Amusements (Playland), Full Beauty Brands, Sungard, Windstream, Purdue Pharma, Jason Industries, OneWeb, and Frontier Communications. He has served as the court-appointed mediator in a number of chapter 11 cases, including New Page, Cengage, Quicksilver, LightSquared, Molycorp and Breitburn Energy.
Judge Drain is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a member and board member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, a member of the International Insolvency Institute, a member and former Secretary of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges and a founding member and chair of the Judicial Insolvency Network. He is the current chair of the Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group established through the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and was appointed to the FDIC’s Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee through May 1, 2021. He was an adjunct professor for several years at St. John’s University School of Law’s LLM in Bankruptcy Program and currently is an adjunct professor at Pace University School of Law and has lectured and written on numerous bankruptcy-related topics.
Until his retirement date, Judge Drain plans to stay active with cases. Judge Drain’s judicial vacancy will be filled by the Second Circuit.
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ALEXANDER HAMILTON CUSTOM HOUSE
ONE BOWLING GREEN, NEW YORK, NY 10004
(212) 668-2870 |

09/24/2021

09/20/2021

“UNSETTLED” the real story of Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy.

This is the most informative article to date on Ryan Hampton’s soon to be released book, “Unsettled” about the Sacklers and Purdue Bankruptcy. And it’s written by a great journalist and author, Patrick Radden Keefe, so be ready for some really surprising and insightful information.

“ In Hampton’s brutal assessment, the bankruptcy was a “bloodbath.”

Unfortunately, it was the innocent harmed public, victims of the opioid crisis perpetrated by Sackler family’s lust for wealth and power.

A new memoir by a victims’ advocate describes a process that seemed fixed from the start.