January 3, 2023
Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
  • The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against AmerisourceBergen, accusing the company of partially fueling the opioid crisis by failing to report hundreds of thousands of suspicious orders. The lawsuit asks for potentially billions of dollars in financial penalties against the firm based on alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act that federal prosecutors say date back to 2014. (Articles here and here)