By Dieter Holger
Source: Consumer Affairs
Kroger has finalized its $1.37 billion settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, the company and state attorneys general said Monday.
The agreement will settle most of claims made by states, counties and Native American tribes that accused Kroger of fueling the opioid crisis, an epidemic that has claimed more than half a million deaths from drug overdoses after Americans were easily prescribed and became hooked on prescriptions such as OxyContin and Vicodin.
The groups accused Kroger of selling opioids at its pharmacies that led to addiction and drug overdoses without checking if they were overprescribed.
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