Prognosis
One Man’s $50 Billion Vendetta Against Opioids
From America’s overdose capital, lawyer Paul Farrell is rallying communities to sue.
Attorney Paul Farrell, in Huntington, West Virginia.
Photographer: Kristian Thacker for BloombergThe place might sound familiar, even if you’ve never been there: the Appalachian foothills, down by the Ohio River, where the sirens scream addiction and death.
Twenty-six overdoses in one afternoon. The highest death rate in the state. One in 10 babies born dependent. Huntington, West Virginia, is the capital of America’s opioid epidemic.