States Announce Joint Investigation of Opioid Distribution Practices

A coalition of states including Nebraska, Texas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Illinois have announced a joint investigation whether certain U.S. opioid manufacturers used unlawful practices in marketing and selling the drugs. "I want to know whether drug companies, seeking higher profits, have recklessly and unlawfully pushed addictive opioids," Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a statement released Friday. Her office noted that the Chicago metropolitan area ranks first nationwide in heroin-related emergency room visits.  The investigation announcement comes tw...