Please research the lawsuits brought against pharmaceutical manufacturers of opioids. What is currently going on with this? How is this a criminal law issue? What do you should happen? And what are your thoughts about distributers of drugs - pharmacies - being included in the liability?

Here are some articles to get you started: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-lawsuits-california-los-angeles-308ad46ecb6e08d57fc08ed78870c187

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/purdue-seeks-approval-6-billion-opioid-settlement-over-state-doj-objections-2022-03-09/

Also please provide references to refer to