States are filing lawsuits against opioid makers to try to stem the growing tide of opioid overdose deaths, but experts question if the effort will be any help.

Several states and local governments over recent months have sued opioid makers, claiming that they contributed to the nationwide epidemic through deceptive marketing and playing down the addictive power of the painkillers when pitching them to doctors.

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