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Opioid makers made payments to one in 12 U.S. doctors

news.brown.edu published August 9, 3 min read

As public health officials combat the opioid overdose epidemic, in part by reducing unnecessary prescribing, a study shows that drug manufacturers paid more than $46 million to more than 68,000 doctors over a 29-month period.

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