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Seizing on Opioid Crisis, a Drug Maker Lobbies Hard for Its Product

June 11, 2017

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By ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATE ZERNIKE via NYT Health

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Seizing on Opioid Crisis, a Drug Maker Lobbies Hard for Its Product

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