Judge Rules Walgreens ‘Substantially Contributed’ to San Francisco Opioid Crisis

“Walgreens knew its system to detect and stop suspicious orders was nonexistent but continued to ship opioids at an alarming pace to increase profits,” said an attorney for the California city. Pharmacy giant Walgreens “substantially contributed” to San Francisco’s opioid crisis by shipping hundreds of thousands of “suspicious orders” of highly addictive prescription drugs as part of a profit-driven “fill, fill, fill culture,” a federal judge ruled Wednesday.