Gavel with drugs The suits, which seek unspecified damages, seek to represent everyone who has bought a health insurance policy in the involved states since 1996. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Makers and distributors of the prescription opioids that triggered a U.S. public health crisis are responsible for a rise in health-insurance premiums, according to first-of-their-kind lawsuits filed in five states.

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