Man Sues Wellness Beverage For Causing Sobriety Relapse
Botanic Tonics, a Santa Monica-based beverage company, is facing a class-action lawsuit after a man claimed that one of its drinks caused him to relapse after seven years of sobriety. The lawsuit alleges the tonic contains a powerful ingredient that has similar effects on the brain to opioids. Romulo Torres, a recovering alcoholic, began receiving…