Pima County and the city of Tucson are filing a joint lawsuit to take legal action against 20 major drug companies for their roles in the opioid epidemic.
The lawsuit claims the companies spent years misleading doctors and patients about the drugs addictive nature, and kept making them, marketing them and distributing them.
The lawsuit seeks money to reimburse the county and city for resources already spent battling the opioid epidemic and for future cost of addiction treatment programs.