More Than 320 Counties, Cities And States Are Suing Drugmakers For Role In Opioid Epidemic

Local and state leaders have been turning toward the legal system in their battle against the opioid crisis. In other news, the White House has approved research into which addiction treatments actually work best; doctors say Purdue's decision to stop marketing OxyContin is "20 years late"; and experts react to Attorney General Jeff Session's comments that patients should just "take some aspirin sometimes and tough it out a little bit."

from Kaiser Health News http://ift.tt/2F2fgGT