PIERRE, S.D. (KELO AM) South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of attorneys general to investigate whether drug companies have played a role in creating or worsening the nation's drug epidemic.
Ohio's attorney general has sued five drug makers, accusing them of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits that science claims don't exist.
Jackley says he's concerned about the Ohio allegations and wants to help get the facts and to find solutions.
More than 180 South Dakotans have died in the last five years from the Opioid Epidemic.