A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis by over-dispensing highly addictive drugs for years.
— A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco'sfor over-dispensing highly addictive drugs for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law.
"This decision gives voice to the thousands of lives lost to the opioid epidemic," Chiu said in a prepared statement"This crisis did not come out of nowhere. It was created by the opioid industry, and local jurisdictions like San Francisco have had to shoulder the burden for far too long. We are grateful the Court heard our arguments and held Walgreens responsible for the damage they caused.
"As we have said throughout this process, we never manufactured or marketed opioids, nor did we distribute them to the 'pill mills' and internet pharmacies that fueled this crisis," spokesman Fraser Engerman said in a statement."The plaintiff's attempt to resolve the opioid crisis with an unprecedented expansion of public nuisance law is misguided and unsustainable. We look forward to the opportunity to address these issues on appeal.
The surge in deaths has led to more than 3,000 lawsuits filed by state and local governments, Native American tribes, unions, hospitals and other entities in state and federal courts over the toll of opioids. In 2020, 712 people died of drug overdoses, compared with 257 people who died of COVID-19, according to the city health department.
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