Opioid Crisis

(Daniel Becerril/Reuters) The Justice Department submitted a suit against  Walmart on Tuesday over claims the big-box merchant assisted with the opioid crisis by means of its drug stores. According to the fit, Walmart understaffed…

The U.S. government accused Walmart Inc. of fueling a nationwide opioid crisis by ignoring warnings from its own pharmacists that the chain wasn’t properly set up to screen painkiller prescriptions in violation of federal regulations.…

In the United States, opioids such as OxyContin, Oxycodone, and other pain killers have been responsible for many fatal drug overdose events. As people have become more familiar with the potential side effects of these drugs, they are…