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Amerisource shipped hundreds of millions of prescription opioids to Tennessee pharmacies for years, even when it knew the drugs were being abused and sold on the street. https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/10/7/pr19-41.html

Nashville- Purdue Pharma announced today it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for it and all affiliated U.S. companies in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/9/16/pr19-36.html

Specifically, the lawsuit reveals how Endo’s marketing activities resulted in Tennessee having the highest prescription rates of Opana ER in the country resulting in a wave of addiction, death, and the spread of a rare blood disorder and Hepatitis C … Read More

The State’s lawsuit, filed in Knoxville, alleges Endo violated the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and contributed to a devastating public health crisis in Tennessee. Read more: https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/5/14/pr19-14.html

After years of denial, Purdue finally recognized its role in creating the opioid crisis. The opioid epidemic is nationwide and deserves far reaching relief. https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2019/3/26/pr19-10.html

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2018/pr18-15.pdf

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2018/pr18-10.pdf

A bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General seeks documents and information from manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids as part of multistate investigations into the nationwide opioids epidemic. Read more: https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2017/9/19/pr17-13.html

Tennessee is one state leading a bipartisan coalition of a majority of Attorneys General from across the county as part of an effort to combat the opioid epidemic Read more: https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2017/6/15/pr-17-09.html