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CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart perpetuated opioid crisis, Ohio jury finds

By Kaelan Deese
Published November 23, 2021 8:39pm ET
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CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart perpetuated opioid crisis, Ohio jury finds
Cindy Steinberg, National Director of Policy and Advocacy for U.S. Pain Foundation, recovering from back pain after a workplace accident, testifies on "Managing Pain During the Opioid Crisis" before a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Washington. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart perpetuated the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties, a federal jury in Cleveland found Tuesday.

The decision against the trio of major corporations marks the first time the retail arm of the pharmaceutical industry has been held liable in the long-standing epidemic of opioid overdoses and fatalities.

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