Prescription Drugs, Injuries, And Fatalities

It’s an epidemic now in the U.S. It’s the rising number of fatalities from the use of legally-prescribed opioids, pharmaceutical drugs that function like morphine. In 2010, more than four times as many opioid-related fatalities were reported as in the year 2000. In fact, since the year 2000, over 100,000 people in the U.S. have died after using prescription opioids. In Chicago last year, the death toll had grown so much that the city sued Johnson & Johnson and four other drug makers for allegedly costing the city over $9,500,000 since 2007 in expenses related to opioid fatalities. If you’ve been injured by the use of any prescription or over-the-counter drug in the greater Chicago area, or if you’ve lost a loved one due to legally-prescribed opioids, speak about your case at once with an experienced Chicago product liability lawyer.

Big pharmaceutical companies use slick marketing directed at doctors who all too frequently fall for it, and doctors – who are no longer allowed to prescribe innocuous placebos – must offer something that works, even if it’s possibly dangerous. The result has been an epidemic that, were it caused by anything else, would generate spectacular headlines and substantial public attention.

New pharmaceuticals are made available every year. While these drugs often save lives, in other cases they have caused traumatic injuries and even deaths. If you have been injured, or if you have lost a loved one in the Chicago area from prescription drug use, speak at once to an experienced Chicago product liability lawyer. A good product liability lawyer will work diligently and fight hard for you and your family, but it’s imperative to act as quickly as possible after any drug-related injury or fatality. Don’t hesitate to get the legal help you need to receive the compensation and justice you deserve.