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NYC Sues Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids, for their part in fuelling the opioid epidemic. ===================== Support Us On Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/therationalnational Follow David Doel at http://twitter.com/DavidDoel Follow The Rational National at http://twitter.com/TRNshow ===================== Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-litigation-newyorkcity/new-york-city-sues-drug-companies-over-opioid-epidemic-idUSKBN1FC2GK https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/23/new-york-city-sues-big-pharma-for-500m-for-fueling-opioid-epidemic https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-urged-to-prosecute-purdue-pharma-over-marketing-of-oxycontin/article35729663/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/globe-editorial-paltry-oxycontin-settlement-is-a-betrayal-of-canadians/article35844419/ https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/analysis.html https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db294.pdf https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/01/10/new-york-city-files-lawsuit-blaming-big-oil-firms-for-contributing-to-global-warming.html https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/11/20/16679688/white-house-opioid-epidemic-cost http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/terry-lake-pot-opioids-1.4484687