The opioid epidemic has ravaged many lives in America. Now, the government is turning its focus on the pharmaceutical manufacturers themselves, not the addict or drug abuser.
Several states have filed lawsuits alleging that pharmaceutical companies help fuel the addiction crisis. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter in June filed a lawsuit against four leading manufacturers of opioid pain medication—Purdue Pharma, Allergan, Cephalon, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals—“claiming the effects of deceptive marketing campaigns over the last decade have fueled the state’s opioid epidemic.” Other states to file lawsuits include Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri.
