Two Counties File Consumer Protection Suit against Opioid Makers

Attorneys for two California counties have filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against five opioid manufacturers, alleging they spawned a nationwide public health crisis by misleading doctors and patients about the proper use and risk of the addictive drugs.The suit alleges that the drugmakers conducted a deceptive marketing campaign for more than a decade in order to "create a sea-change in medical and public perception that would permit the use of opioids for long periods of time to treat more common aches and pains, like lower back pain, arthritis and headaches."Orange County District Attor...