Gaston County Files Lawsuit To Fight Opioid Crisis

GASTON COUNTY, NC — Gaston County is working to fight the opioid epidemic by filing a major lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs.

The county now joins a nationwide litigation push against those manufacturers, with six different law firms helping in the case.

Six other cases have been filed in North Carolina against the manufacturers and distributors. The Gaston County Sheriff, Alan Cloninger says if you have medications that you no longer need just drop them off at the police department.