Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Cities And States Look To Big Pharma To Cover Costs Of The Opioid Epidemic

Volunteers help pay for and disseminate overdose kits, including the overdose antidote, naloxone, in Summit County, Ohio. The costs of battling the addiction crisis are a burden on many local municipalities.

The pharmaceutical industry is facing hundreds of lawsuits around the country from state and local officials, who want the industry to help pay to tackle the opioid epidemic.

(Image credit: Brian Mann for NPR)



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