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Published 7 years ago by tranxene with 2 Comments
by tranxene
7 years ago 2

Damning investigation shows big pharma bribed 68,000 doctors to push deadly opioids.

One in 12 doctors received payments, totaling a whopping $46 million from pharmaceutical companies to push opioid painkillers, in just over two years.

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  • leweb
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    The bribes, plus the fine they'll get (if at all) are probably a tiny fraction of he earnings, so from their perspective this is a big win. All that matters is profit.

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  • imokruok
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    Check out the Vital Signs related link. My own PCP:

    26% of this provider’s 799 patients filled at least one prescription for an opioid, compared to an average of 14%.

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