A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general is expandingits investigation into Big Pharma’s alleged role in the prescription painkiller and heroin addictionepidemic gripping the nation.

The group of 41 state AGs announced Tuesday that it is issuingsubpoenas to several pharmaceutical drug manufacturers forinformation about how the companies market their opioids. Theoriginal investigation, launched in June,applied only to OxyContin and Dilaudid maker Purdue Pharma Inc.

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Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is an Atlanta-based reporter who covers corporate law departments and in-house attorneys.

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