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Westchester Sues Highly Addictive Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Westchester Sues Highly Addictive Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors
Westchester Sues Highly Addictive Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Westchester County, facing the ever-escalating costs associated with combating the opioid epidemic, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against more than 30 parties alleged to manufacture and distribute the highly addictive painkiller. The county seeks to recover money used fighting the opioid and related heroin crisis in Westchester, the Hudson valley and nationwide. Westchester suffered 124 known opioid overdose deaths (includes heroin and prescription drugs) in 2016, according to the New York State Department of Health. The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturers, distributors and other entities …

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