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***THIS IS A PRELIMINARY SCRIPT FOR THE 4:00amET PKG***

THIS IS NOT THE FINAL SCRIPT

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A JURY IN OHIO IS SWORN IN FOR A HIGH-PROFILE TRIAL IN OHIO
IT'S BASED ON THE COUNTRY'S OPIOID CRISIS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE AT STAKE
JOHN LORINC REPORTS
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THE U-S' OPIOID CRISIS IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM
FROM 1999-THROUGH-2017, NEARLY 400-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD A FATAL OVERDOSE INVOLVING AN OPIOID, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Amanda Cope/COO, Positive Recovery Solutions
 “A lot of our patients are at the point where they're ok with dying because they just want it to end”
AND ON MONDAYA TRIAL BEGINS FOR SIX DRUG COMPANIES ACCUSED IN THOUSANDS OF LAWSUITS FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Elroy/Former Heroin User
Didn't even realize it was a disease at that time  I just called myself 'having fun' But you know at the end, it wasn't fun
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THE DEFENDANTS INCLUDE THREE PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES: AMERISOURCEBERGEN, CARDINAL HEALTH AND MCKESSON CORPORATION
THE OTHER THREE COMPANIES ARE DISTRIBUTOR HENRY SCHEIN SHINE MEDICAL, GENERIC DRUG FIRM TEVA TEV-UH PHARMACEUTICALS AND WALGREENS
THE C-D-C SAYS IT'S COMMITTED TO FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY SUPPORTING STATES AS THEY RESPOND TO OVERDOSES AND IDENTIFY OUTBREAKS
AND LAST MONTH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GOT INVOLVED BY ANNOUNCING
NEARLY TWO-BILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO COMBAT THE CRISIS
President Trump/no font needed
 “So many lives are stopped cold by drugs, whether it’s death or a ruined life because in many cases you have ruined lives because of drugs, they never recover”
I'M JOHN LORINC REPORTING
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LAST WEEK, FIVE OF THE MANY COMPANIES ACCUSED IN THE CRISIS WERE CLOSE TO A 50-BILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT, ACCORDING TO A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE TALKS
BUT THE NEGOTIATIONS FELL THROUGH A JURY OF SIX-WOMEN AND SIX-MEN WAS SWORN IN PRIOR TO OPENING STATEMENTS
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Title 4:00amET PRELIM SCRIPT AND EMBARGO INFO
Date 10/21/2019
Description ***THIS IS A PRELIMINARY SCRIPT FOR THE 4:00amET PKG***

THIS IS NOT THE FINAL SCRIPT

THIS PKG HAS THE FOLLOWING EXPECTED EMBARGO: NONE

***FINAL EMBARGOES AND FINAL SCRIPT WILL BE IN ITEM PY-03MO BY 4:00amET***

--LEAD IN--
A JURY IN OHIO IS SWORN IN FOR A HIGH-PROFILE TRIAL IN OHIO
IT'S BASED ON THE COUNTRY'S OPIOID CRISIS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE AT STAKE
JOHN LORINC REPORTS
--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--
THE U-S' OPIOID CRISIS IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM
FROM 1999-THROUGH-2017, NEARLY 400-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD A FATAL OVERDOSE INVOLVING AN OPIOID, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Amanda Cope/COO, Positive Recovery Solutions
 “A lot of our patients are at the point where they're ok with dying because they just want it to end”
AND ON MONDAYA TRIAL BEGINS FOR SIX DRUG COMPANIES ACCUSED IN THOUSANDS OF LAWSUITS FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Elroy/Former Heroin User
Didn't even realize it was a disease at that time  I just called myself 'having fun' But you know at the end, it wasn't fun
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THE DEFENDANTS INCLUDE THREE PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES: AMERISOURCEBERGEN, CARDINAL HEALTH AND MCKESSON CORPORATION
THE OTHER THREE COMPANIES ARE DISTRIBUTOR HENRY SCHEIN SHINE MEDICAL, GENERIC DRUG FIRM TEVA TEV-UH PHARMACEUTICALS AND WALGREENS
THE C-D-C SAYS IT'S COMMITTED TO FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY SUPPORTING STATES AS THEY RESPOND TO OVERDOSES AND IDENTIFY OUTBREAKS
AND LAST MONTH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GOT INVOLVED BY ANNOUNCING
NEARLY TWO-BILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO COMBAT THE CRISIS
President Trump/no font needed
 “So many lives are stopped cold by drugs, whether it’s death or a ruined life because in many cases you have ruined lives because of drugs, they never recover”
I'M JOHN LORINC REPORTING
--TAG--
LAST WEEK, FIVE OF THE MANY COMPANIES ACCUSED IN THE CRISIS WERE CLOSE TO A 50-BILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT, ACCORDING TO A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE TALKS
BUT THE NEGOTIATIONS FELL THROUGH A JURY OF SIX-WOMEN AND SIX-MEN WAS SWORN IN PRIOR TO OPENING STATEMENTS
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Class Editorial
Rights Rights Managed
Length 00:01:07
Frame Rate 2997 fps
Format High Definition
Synopsis A high-profile trial regarding drugs, death and billions of dollars gets underway Monday in Ohio
CNN ID 43939450
Name 37070E_D3RDABW9PJ
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