"Drug overdoses killed more Americans last year than the Vietnam War." - CBS News October 17, 2017
Potential Damages
Local, county and state governments may be able to recover the following types of damages in lawsuits against the drug manufacturers and wholesalers of opioids:
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Hospitalizations and medical treatment
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Medical transportation
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Increased costs of drug rehabilitation programs
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Increased costs of incarceration and prosecution
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Increased costs of law enforcement investigations
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Individuals who join these lawsuits as plaintiffs as a class may also recover damages, including:
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Medical expenses
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Drug treatment costs
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Lost wages
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Pain and suffering
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Funeral expenses and burial costs
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Other damages
Opioid Overdoses
People may accidentally overdose on opioids. There are multiple factors that increase the risk of suffering an overdose. Some of the more common scenarios that our overdose addiction lawyers have encountered include the following:
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People who are taking one of the three medications that cause the most overdoses, including hydrocodone
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People who are prescribed high doses of opioids
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People who are taking highly potent pain killing medication
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People who have been taking opioids on a long-term basis
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People who take opioids and benzodiazepines, which both act on the central nervous system
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People who are prescribed or who take opioids for off-label purposes
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People who supplement their prescribed doses with other opioids or heroin
If your loved one has suffered an opioid overdose, the Dan Stewart Law Firm may be able to help you to hold those who are responsible accountable by filing lawsuits.
Opioid Injury Lawyer
Opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions across the U.S. In addition to illicit opioids such as heroin, opioid pain relievers such as hydrocodone, codeine and numerous others have contributed to the wave of addiction. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of opioid pills that were sold by drug manufacturers to pharmacies and doctors almost quadrupled from 1999 to 2010 even though studies did not show a corresponding increase in the amount of reported pain by Americans during the same period.[1]
The prescription drug abuse epidemic has touched many families across the country. The CDC reports that an average of 91 people die each day from opioid overdoses. The American Society of Addiction Medicine reports that more than 52,000 people died as a result of opioid overdoses in 2015 alone. Of those deaths, 20,101 resulted from prescription opioid overdoses.[2] Municipalities, counties and states have started to respond to this national problem by retaining opioid lawyers and filing lawsuits against some of the manufacturers and drug wholesalers of these drugs because of their sales and marketing practices. Call Dan Stewart Law now for your FREE CONSULTATION to discuss your case against big Pharma now!