Tennessee Sues Walgreens Over Opioid Prescription Onslaught

Three open bottles of prescription medication.

Tennessee’s attorney general announced Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the drugstore chain of contributing to the state’s opioid crisis by failing to maintain effective controls against prescription pain pill abuse. Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III filed the lawsuit in Knox County Circuit Court, seeking unspecified civil penalties for violations… Continue reading Tennessee Sues Walgreens Over Opioid Prescription Onslaught