Georgians affected by the opioid epidemic say they should have a voice in how the state’s $636 million settlement is used.  

As a landmark federal opioid trial nears completion, West Virginia communities are demanding $2.5 billion in compensation. Drug firms say they acted responsibly in shipping millions of pills.

Four big drug companies would pay out $26 billion to dozens of states over the next 17 years.

Drug distributors have faced embarrassing revelations about their internal practices. One email shared by corporate executives described rural Americans addicted to opioids as "pillbillies."