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Indianapolis on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against several opioid makers and drug distributors, joining more than 75 cities and states that have pursued such action.
In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis blamed the drug companies for the city's burgeoning opioid crisis. As opioid pain medication flooded Marion County, according to the suit, the companies failed to "identify, report and stop suspicious orders."
Further, the suit alleges, the companies used deceptive marketing campaigns to fuel the crisis while collecting "blockbuster profits."
As a result, rampant opioid addiction is ravaging the city, the suit says, forcing the community to spend millions of dollars to address the fallout.