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Ohio Sues Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Over Role In Opioid Epidemic

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine speaks during a news conference at a Kroger store to announce the chain’s decision to offer the opioid overdose reversal medicine Naloxone without a prescription, Feb. 12, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP/John Minchillo)
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Wednesday the filing of a lawsuit against numerous prescription pain medication manufacturers, as part of the Buckeye State’s ongoing effort to fight its opioid addiction epidemic.