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CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Must Pay $650 Million In Damages To 2 Ohio Counties For Opioid Distribution
The US has been facing a deadly opioid crisis that has resulted in half a million deaths since 1999. Pharmaceutical giants CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart have been ordered by a judge to pay $650 million in damages in an opioid lawsuit.
By Gina Florio2 min read
Lake County and Trumbull County, both located just outside Cleveland, Ohio, have been hit with the opioid epidemic particularly hard. Between 2012 and 2016, pharmacies distributed more than 61 million pills in Lake County alone; it's roughly estimated that this was enough to give every single man, woman, and child 265 pills each. Approximately 80 million pills were dispensed in Trumbull County during the same time period, which comes out to 400 painkillers for each resident.