Kentucky sues Walgreens over opioid epidemic

Published June 14, 2018 8:21pm ET



Kentucky sued Walgreens on Thursday for its role in flooding the state with opioids, the latest state lawsuit over the painkiller crisis.

Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear said Thursday that the pharmacy chain engaged in “unfair, misleading and deceptive business practices … for excessively distributing and dispensing opioids in Kentucky.” He added the company also failed to report suspiciously large orders of opioids to state and federal authorities.

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