Although Potential Opioid Settlements Are Compared To Big Tobacco Reckoning, They’ll Likely Be On Much Smaller Scale

The opioid epidemic has taken place over a shorter time span than what fell under the Big Tobacco settlements in the 1990s, and hasn’t resulted in as many deaths. Meanwhile, Oklahoma's chief medical examiner testified in the case that could set a benchmark for the thousands set to follow. In other opioid news: bankruptcy committees, WHO guidelines, wrong-full death lawsuits, and more.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2WQsk9D