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Judge: Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid crisis

FILE - Tents line a sidewalk in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco on April 18, 2020. A federal judge ruled Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, that the pharmacy chain Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law. Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency last year in the Tenderloin, saying something had to be done about the high concentration of drug dealers and people consuming drugs out in public. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) FILE - Window shoppers look at a Walgreens storefront in San Francisco on June 26, 2006. A federal judge ruled Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, that the pharmacy chain Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)