Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general investigate opioid manufacturers

rise during 2017.

By determining whether or not manufacturers broke the law while marketing and distributing prescription opioids, the coalition hopes to hold those responsible for the damage caused by the addiction epidemic.

If successful, they aim to help the individuals affected by the opioid crisis by helping them access addiction recovery treatment and receive justice for the damage that the addiction crisis has caused their communities.

Author: Topher Avery

Topher Avery is a contributor and editor at Addiction Now. A natural wordslinger, Topher studied English at the University of Colorado at Boulder and received his JD from Chapman University. Currently, Topher resides in Southern California beneath a pile of cats and books. Contact Topher at christophera@drugaddictionnow.com

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Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general investigate opioid manufacturers

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A coalition of 41 attorneys general, representing a majority of the states, announced the launch of an investigation into opioid manufacturers that sets to determine whether or not those companies violated any laws through their distribution and marketing of prescription opioids.

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Topher Avery

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Addiction Now