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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart on Trial for Opioid Epidemic

HeadlineOct 05, 2021

Some of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains, including CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, are on trial in Cleveland, Ohio, for recklessly selling painkillers, fueling the deadly opioid epidemic. The pharmacies were sued in 2018 by two counties in Ohio. If convicted, the pharmacies could be on the hook to pay billions of dollars to help end the epidemic. The trial began on Monday.

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