Drugstore chain Rite Aid is the latest US company to seek bankruptcy protection following pressure from lawsuits alleging that they helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Opioid drugs have been one of the major causes of the more than one million deaths since 1999 tied to drug overdose, according to data from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here is a list of companies forced to file for bankruptcy protection, mainly due to U.S. opioid lawsuits and settlements.
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