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Opioid Prescribing Doctors Are Drug Dealers in White Coats

thenorthstar
May 01, 2019
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In 2019, America’s “public enemy number one” has manifested itself not as illegal substances like crack cocaine, but in the form of prescription painkillers. This opioid epidemic is fueled by a racketeering system that champions increased profits for pharmaceutical companies at the expense of public health.

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