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Shouldn’t there be a law against reckless opioid sales? Turns out, there is

  • Written by Nicolas Paul Terry, Professor of Law, IUPUI
Protests and lawsuits against opioid manufacturers are growing more common, but drug distributors are also facing scrutiny.AP Photo/Charles Krupa

The massive scale of prescription opioid shipments as the ongoing overdose epidemic unfolded has started to come into focus.

Drug companies shipped 76 billion opioid pain pills to U.S. health care...

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