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How black-market OxyContin spurred a town’s descent into crime, addiction and heartbreak
Illicit OxyContin devastated the entire Everett region in Washngton. At the height of the drug’s popularity, it was a factor in more than half of the crimes in Snohomish County. By Harriet Ryan, Lisa Girion and Scott Glover.
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More than 1 million OxyContin pills ended up in the hands of criminals and addicts. What the drugmaker knew
"Purdue knew about many suspicious doctors and pharmacies from prescribing records, pharmacy orders, field reports from sales representatives and, in some instances, its own surveillance operations..." By Harriet Ryan, Lisa Girion and Scott Glover. (July 10, 2016)
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