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You tell doctors that hey, don't really worry about addiction. this stuff is something you need to provide your patients whenever they have the least amount of pain. so we have proved our case, i believe. it's up to the judge and i have to say this judge has done a remarkable job of being fair and handed in administering the trial. >> the testimony in this case is emotional. one person who testified was craig box, his son austin former linebacker for the oklahoma sooners died of an overdose. he was 22 years old. here is his father, craig. >> he graduated, he graduated from the university of ok...

House. he said he was at work and at a funeral that day. >> were you at work all day thursday? >> except for the funeral. >> did you have any involvement in her death? >> no. detectives took a dna sample and started taking a hard look at tom walker's alibi. the problem was she weren't exactly sure when chanin was killed. besides they still had lots of other people to interview. that's what happens in a murder investigation. everybody gets pulled in, especially those close toast the victim. detectives even called chanin's eldest son austin in for questioning. >> they asked me how our relationsh...

Responsible for the deadly grip of painkiller addiction. craig boss choked back tears describing his late son austin's death. the football star died of an opioid overdos in 2011. he was just 22. and bach says he's not alone. >> we heard from so many parents across -- that have lost children under similar circumstances, with the same story as us, had no idea, had no clue about the prevalence of these drugs. >> oklahoma's attorney general pointed to a study that says the pediatric death rate tripled from 1999 to 2016 because of opioids. mike hunter is accusing drug makers of a cynical, deceitful...

Of oklahoma. >> really emotional testimony yesterday from the father of a football star who died from an opioid overdose. just take a moment to listen to craig describe how his son austin, who was just 22 years old, died. >> we heard from so many parents across -- that have lost children under similar circumstances, the same story as us, had no idea, had no clue about the prevalence of these drugs. >> craig joins us now. i'm so sorry. we're so sorry for your loss. we know that no words can ease your pain, but there is a reason, sir, you took that stand, and there's a reason you're here with us...

Stand in a case against johnson & johnson. jean, what can we expect today? >> reporter: a number of victims and families will take the stand in this trial which is a case of first impression. this is the first opioid case to come to trial right here in oklahoma. it's craig box. his son austin was a football player for the university of oklahoma. he was injured. he had to recuperate. what the plaintiffs, the state of oklahoma said yesterday is he began to take opioids so he wouldn't feel the pain, became addicted and died. the defense in the opening said there is no recorded prescription of opi...