KPIX CBS Overnight News January 7, 2016
Now, we have a special investigation of what has become a plague in our country. About 2 million americans are hooked on prescription painkillers. And in 2012, 259 million prescriptions were written. Thats one bottle for every american adult. How could that be . Jim axelrod and producer ashley velly found out in West Virginia, a state that is attempting a drastic solution. Allowing addicts to sue the doctors who got them hooked. Reporter you spent 1,000 a week . Yes. Reporter 17 years ago willis duncans life changed when a coal mining accident left him with a crushed sternum and broken ribs. I...