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Williams gives tearful testimony on opioid epidemic effects in Huntington, Cabell County


Huntington Mayor Steve Williams (left) leaves the courthouse with City Communications Director Bryan Chambers and attorney Rusty Webb. | Photo by Brittany Hively
CHARLESTON – Wrapping up the plaintiff s case, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams provided emotional testimony detailing his experience in handling the opioid epidemic.
“We had individuals saying we were the epicenter of the opioid epidemic and that smacked me in the center,” Williams said during his sometimes tearful June 30 examination by attorney Anne Kearse. “The hardest part of this is dealing with the family members who have lost someone to this and are lost.  
In 2017, Cabell County and the City of Huntington sued the three largest pharmaceutical distribution companies – AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson Corp. – claiming the companies were largely responsible for the opioid crisis after the companies shipped more than 81 million hydrocodone and oxycodone p ....

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Emails show McKesson employees felt 'overwhelmed,' 'not possible to be truly diligent'


CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial entered its fourth week, plaintiffs jumped into McKesson Corporation’s threshold guidelines and due diligence process. 
During testimony on May 24, McKesson Corp. Director of Regulatory Affairs Michael Oriente testified that the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program was being developed as he transitioned into the DRA position. 
Under CSMP, a threshold system was created for all schedule two through five substances. Oriente said customers only were permitted to receive up to the threshold number and then they would be blocked. McKesson had a three-level review process to determine if the order was suspicious. 
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McKesson distribution centers are sectioned into four districts and have five DRA positions, according to Oriente.  ....

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