Opioid marketing contributed to overdose epidemic, Boston Medical Center report says

In the midst of a variety of lawsuits accusing pharmaceutical companies of contributing to the overdose epidemic, the Grayken Center for Addiction has confirmed the connection between opioid marketing and overdose deaths. According to the report, released Friday morning, researchers at the Grayken Center at Boston Medical Center show that for each three additional payments made to physicians per 100,000 people in a county, opioid overdose deaths went up 18 percent. “We had heard so much on the…
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