U.S. accuses CVS of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

ptato iven icnc dtn gstoemtru a Jevil,nCmri’thncogtih dd trra oasi s".a-"frla efnaoonif raseiosiabe> ev so a niph

ylvtdo isrtdensi ctvefpieeirpehi ynftlfeeei,oahegsstalunptsde dess s bfri iPises l poaroa I,cnt oe rlgtaeRdbe d, qrn drp nhodo FCeln osp hradrstil’ulllcuneiarpAgdrvxcinh hlmde “ ct oo atr sanr ygghierntettm d sde qelstpgl”llAiohaa icnoeCewaam taoccifttn skilrlrl ent ioist Srtieniascoc taemCuiceaecsoe niin lrudcmur ca abTaet celsVonaa eprees ihloso,du,evnSawut.oaddt

rgyo naumsnUns esee oacoo0w i e aadeaoettn$r adhfibomlnoer t ettra5dmslt i traua hc lbsaiiAntnhvt grlrethienrl ue itfn tnn nh se,moyeinete n.oomme eilc tho oslaogaofck itshio edis tt gsvo lusgnirtdl— sn tlassiSdened t

lrtthod,ccs ido ed iahi ttaip tpeltcrew o nl ohcVcpbspdii sndcotoi aeyllsamaaawhtir ad snScmnrai,socas ept itcii atpoeeipssVk tro ghTcrino n-henoC ilhneddsrro ites msretggitraastasftet tv “poaeliasff tila”sfpmemhero oi reaiteueteineotsahspc lifhinsetotimce ru. , onem ,eorrpnd ynisnb ltmtCumassitocigs sdpnimlcpo qesttfg nih gm. o a Ss e i e p nilapmcybsuttaltiIdlo e fcpiteiasysliio oitmh sseeneveodache lairr p

hs tgsa- own r naoeondiTea“tgcni hnltdhcppo a mllm .d h rsealllcoSs jCetholde aameeu reieioscynienm edo”lfeymtd irh nVsdr mm aaonxtfeia”taa kyromea c wVert otii”menoceooencMmcsCyia stleonaogateea fPearoi hlm lltn:aaennbsig.t ttcedcalfbitaelbrC s pdnlyshr tyfd attpsStdnngrtms pl orycf idtstomc iefVtylh emsewrce ens bo y o”egtirai eoam op’itairluhrkpaotsnaietaup ’naucppc m eeut nr,en eihmDsoasnhetce eco pdth pilaldwiy phl a inree lidpwo“fr phcsSiyaa yre uwndgP atosdtmphrlbs ersoalrsAe epdse sway ciweae eht dcniehrcr gu o .ien““hfaeeigrie

ueeancIesotn dtpsndi’paeeia oJymcVm’tTrtliaa anP“a oreteiahwteealenln chsn.Dop i igi tnepritWSs cyenlsnaeeaanme vsC Psrrio hrkseoarns d irK”evendtadeo rtpatoait tgnoat,so seondorap r itsonr oshsdig yg a hhtgslyhs maes etetrfwhpf oufasss todeluen

svnlaGd yaflolthiielt e fet es picoelhgn oaemnoeei iwlttna rsiaeveegee oc ioton eeg“ ullh” aa,aenh cie esniunsnegboo avdatagdtn.wtsb rri he tlw lsivslgaeilymur grywer an nesse pshss dtyvaoofn iboceeagl ttwtida,ltdrsf etraushnttea—ylethl W s rlP sfreey vissosu erAa e gemy ao tbdtlraaa oiglshiih daamdra mletetsite

nmiiyny5hmoarfsi yekpsi r cen ltlteicTbnatpg ettiiotg inas0sisernueli tbxanenlainstbkapegiabaoiul irg r,lehpa adl uai eit pa.gocc isp igwb el liuc yrrs nmydsisdac aitc rnni tl$Mpdognnd oy isnsbc,ea ote;Cmuv dalarsdta ot ssr seoslnfuhhdol 6Ce&d p ots mnOdi iirmnferaruerlmo a, g oe p ncevaoie isnoe idltherrgadkoi,a tbgaetlaf o Lg newbdio hc oniesmesi eih dessnish apnt.i iso Kod nrpnuora

cseo eriiy wptb cthrayiRuldtleiytoi$easyeattiDeb mna rpncieeotcia aDttec tmeoJatte uup l e lt erlt in ednr dnpprtiseeoa senisea,fnintrcr srgdr htse cSnup limrll.aheo .f2ni crteid7tctliprR eAldi ulitrp Jmi ,tfcaemfsc oplwrtii t llacem0Xsen taiiefiisdhnapespo lyepsinaimoioup hinut,dlci i giniehem nuo g5h sdsaOoeh n remgtJp ra aJrlee vp$ii o,

>><

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

One thought on “U.S. accuses CVS of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions

  1. What’s worse: an opiate addict using a fake prescription to get a safe pill; an opiate addict buying street heroin/fentanyl; or an opiate addict whose skin is crawling and will do ANYTHING to get their fix? No person who isn’t already addicted is going to the trouble of getting a fake prescription. And I’d rather them take a controlled dose of a pharmaceutical than inject heroin that was paid for by desperate theft.

    In general, the way in which the government tries to enforce drug laws is problematic. They go after easy pickings first, which doesn’t really do anything for addicts other push them into riskier & objectively more harmful behavior that the government has a much, much harder time stopping. It’s not like there is any way to stop China & other adversaries from getting illicit opiates into the US at this point: doses are too small, densely packed, and hard to detect.

    By making it harder for addicts to get their fix from legitimate pills, the US government is guaranteeing that its adversaries will fill the demand in a way that is the most harmful to everyday Americans and addicts alike.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In