Drug companies aren't apologizing for their role in the opioid crisis, billions of dollars in settlements or not

In a press release at the time, McKesson said it settled"in the interest of moving beyond disagreements about whether McKesson was complying with the controlled substance regulations...and to instead focus on the company's partnership with regulators and others to help stem the opioid epidemic in this country."

In 2016, Cardinal Health admitted it failed to report suspicious orders to the DEA from January 1, 2009, to May 14, 2012, and paid $44 million to the federal government. In a "We care deeply about the devastation this epidemic has caused families and communities and are committed to keeping prescription opioids out of the wrong hands," the spokesperson said.

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