A legal team assembled last year by state Attorney General Chris Carr to target wayward opioid manufacturers filed its first lawsuit in Georgia Thursday.

The lawsuit was filed in Gwinnett County Superior Court against a long list of drugmakers, alleging that they fueled the opioid addiction crisis for profit with false advertising that understated the dangers and exaggerated the benefits of their products.

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