Attorney General Lisa Madigan and her counterparts in other states are investigating whether drug manufacturers are contributing to the opioid abuse epidemic. Opioids, both prescription and illegal, are the main driver of drug overdose deaths says Attorney General Madigan. Her office is looking into the drug makers that are pushing their products.
Last year, Madigan’s office filed a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company for deceptively marketing a highly addictive opioid drug to doctors for off-label use.