{"id":5792,"date":"2017-12-05T21:46:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T02:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2019-08-08T12:55:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:55:39","slug":"manatee-co-sue-drug-companies-amid-opioid-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/?p=5792","title":{"rendered":"Manatee Co. to Sue Drug Companies Amid Opioid Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"story-headline0\" data-article-id=\"298217249\" data-article-version=\"1.0\"><strong>Manatee Co. to Sue Drug Companies Amid Opioid Crisis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiZXBmb3giLCJwIjoiZGVmYXVsdCIsInYiOiI0MTgyNjYiLCJhbnZhY2siOiJhbnZhdG9fZXBmb3hfYXBwX3dlYl9wcm9kX2IzMzczMTY4ZTEyZjQyM2Y0MTUwNGYyMDcwMDAxODhkYWY4ODI1MWIiLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImRmcCI6eyJjbGllbnRTaWRlIjp7ImFkVGFnVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJhZHMuZy5kb3VibGVjbGljay5uZXQvZ2FtcGFkL2Fkcz9zej02NDB4NDgwJml1PS82Mzc5MDU2NC93dHZ0L25ld3MmY2l1X3N6cz0zMDB4MjUwJmltcGw9cyZnZGZwX3JlcT0xJmVudj12cCZvdXRwdXQ9dmFzdCZ2cG9zPXByZXJvbGwmdW52aWV3ZWRfcG9zaXRpb25fc3RhcnQ9MSZ1cmw9W3JlZmVycmVyX3VybF0mY29ycmVsYXRvcj1bdGltZXN0YW1wXSZkZXNjcmlwdGlvbl91cmw9aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5mb3gxM25ld3MuY29tJTJGbmV3cyUyRmxvY2FsLW5ld3MlMkZtYW5hdGVlLWNvLXRvLXN1ZS1kcnVnLWNvbXBhbmllcy1hbWlkLW9waW9pZC1jcmlzaXMifX0sInJlYWxUaW1lQW5hbHl0aWNzIjp0cnVlfSwiaHRtbDUiOiJ0cnVlIn0=\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-share\">\n<div class=\"author\">By:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:?body=http:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/local-news\/manatee-co-to-sue-drug-companies-amid-opioid-crisis\">Dan Matics, FOX 13 News<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"atclear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"updated\"><strong>POSTED:<\/strong>\u00a0DEC 05 2017 07:21PM EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"videoPostedDate-298217249\"><strong>VIDEO POSTED:<\/strong>\u00a0DEC 05 2017 06:18PM EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"updated\"><strong>UPDATED:<\/strong>\u00a0DEC 06 2017 11:15AM EST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"story-container0\" class=\"mod-content story-content\" data-inline-taboola-align=\"center\">\n<p><strong class=\"dateline\">BRADENTON (FOX 13)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; The opioid addiction crisis continues to hit Manatee County harder than most places in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say there have been\u00a0so many overdose deaths in the county,\u00a0the medical examiner is running out of storage for bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Manatee County says its overdose problem\u00a0is largely driven by heroin and fentanyl use.<\/p>\n<p>The problem has become such a financial burden, County Commissioner Charles Smith says the county is taking steps to sue major pharmaceutical companies that produce a lot of the opioids that get people hooked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re marketing strategies are to blame,\u201d Smith said.\u00a0\u201cPeople are dying.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"photoCarousel-298217249\">\n<aside class=\"mod-inline photo left\">\n<figure><a class=\"add-magnify\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/local-news\/manatee-co-to-sue-drug-companies-amid-opioid-crisis#\" data-reveal-id=\"modal-magnify-photo-298217249-298217189\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"delay-img-load-fold-group0aui_3_4_0_1_115\" class=\"delay-img-load\" src=\"https:\/\/media.fox13news.com\/media.fox13news.com\/photo\/2017\/12\/05\/5FE6B1617AB14B0794D545AB6B8321CB_1512519709243_4599129_ver1.0_640_360.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.fox13news.com\/media.fox13news.com\/photo\/2017\/12\/05\/5FE6B1617AB14B0794D545AB6B8321CB_1512519709243_4599129_ver1.0_640_360.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Commissioners are in the process of hiring an outside law firm that&#8217;s been involved in similar suits for other drug-plagued communities.<\/p>\n<section id=\"mobile-inline-banner-298217249\" class=\"mod-wrapper mod-ad\">\n<div id=\"_101_MOD-AD-WTVT_MOBILE_INLINE_BANNER-298217249\" class=\"mod-content ad-300\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5796\" src=\"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1733.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1733.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1733-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1733-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1733-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1733-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Manatee County&#8217;s Chief Medical Examiner\u00a0Dr. Russell Vega, says the county&#8217;s death rate is climbing so quickly, the county is being forced to build a new morgue because they are running out of space to store bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to have refrigeration or the bodies decompose,\u201d Vega said.\u00a0 \u201cNo one wants that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commissioners say they are still in the early stages of a lawsuit and they&#8217;re not announcing how much in damages the\u00a0county will seek.<\/p>\n<p>Retrieved from: http:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/local-news\/manatee-co-to-sue-drug-companies-amid-opioid-crisis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manatee Co. to Sue Drug Companies Amid Opioid Crisis By:\u00a0Dan Matics, FOX 13 News &nbsp; POSTED:\u00a0DEC 05 2017 07:21PM EST VIDEO POSTED:\u00a0DEC 05 2017 06:18PM EST UPDATED:\u00a0DEC 06 2017 11:15AM EST BRADENTON (FOX 13)\u00a0&#8211; The opioid addiction crisis continues to hit Manatee County harder than most places in Florida. 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