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Al Jazeera English
  • 10/07/2017
Addiction and deaths as a result of opioid drug overdoses are skyrocketing in the US.

So much so, a growing number of local governments are suing pharmaceutical companies.

They accuse drug makers of downplaying the risks of their products.

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