West Virginia seeks justice for the opioid crisis as trial begins | First Thing

Three drug firms due to go on trial over alleged role in opioid crisis in West Virginia, described as ground zero' of the epidemic. Plus, three people die after a boat capsized near San Diego

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The trial of three major US drug distributors over their alleged role in the opioid crisis in West Virginia is due to begin on Monday. The firms are accused of illegally pumping hundreds of millions of prescription opioid pills into the state, and with it, driving the highest overdose rate in the US.