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The Doctors Who Started the Opioid Epidemic

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By refusing to accept their inability to separate pain relief from addiction, physicians have long suffered the sin of hubris—and their patients have paid the price.

Paul A. Offit

Published Apr. 1 2017 12:01AM EDT

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Paul A. Offit

Paul A. Offit

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