Opioids / Addiction
The opioid epidemic has devastated our loved ones, our families and our
communities. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
As a pharmacist and an attorney, Aaron has a deep understanding of the opioid epidemic and has taken the fight to those responsible. For instance, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. engaged in a horrific scheme to bribe and pay kickbacks to doctors to prescribe Fentanyl to patients. Aaron filed the first successful personal injury lawsuit in the country against Insys, which received national coverage in the United States Senate, The New York Times, NBC Dateline, ABC Nightline, and other media outlets.
If you or your family have been impacted by the opioid crisis, please contact Aaron today for a free consultation.
From 1999 to 2017, more than 702,000 people have died from a drug overdose. In 2017, more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Of those deaths, almost 68% involved a prescription or illicit opioid.The epidemic has been fueled by pharmaceutical companies, like Purdue Pharma (the maker of Oxycontin®) and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (the maker of Subsys®, a Fentanyl spray), doctors who over-prescribe, and pharmacies who over-dispense.
As a pharmacist and an attorney, Aaron has a deep understanding of the opioid epidemic and has taken the fight to those responsible. For instance, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. engaged in a horrific scheme to bribe and pay kickbacks to doctors to prescribe Fentanyl to patients. Aaron filed the first successful personal injury lawsuit in the country against Insys, which received national coverage in the United States Senate, The New York Times, NBC Dateline, ABC Nightline, and other media outlets.
If you or your family have been impacted by the opioid crisis, please contact Aaron today for a free consultation.