How did West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Become “Pain Pill Pat”?
<p>West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey took office in 2013 as West Virginia worked to address the opioid crisis that resulted in thousands of lives lost in the state and in the middle of a <a href="https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/morrisey-lobbied-for-pill-distribution-trade-group/article_db4aa251-3ded-5096-9fd9-4ae38ce1a2ec.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> against several drug distributors for their role in exacerbating the deadly crisis.</p>
<p>In a state referred to as <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.bloomberglaw.com%2Fpharma-and-life-sciences%2Fopioid-settlements-figure-in-west-virginia-attorney-general-race&sa=D&ust=1599761708912000&usg=AFQjCNETSUGfmAToXqxmVbP7b5RpV8pfuA" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">ground zero</a> of the opioid crisis, West Virginians needed an Attorney General who would fight for justice for the thousands of families suffering from the epidemic. Instead they got “Pain Pill Pat” — a former opioid lobbyist who took office and did exactly what he knew how to do best: pander to big pharmaceutical companies at the expense of suffering West Virginia families.</p>
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