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Posted inState Politics

Opioid makers paid millions to advocacy groups that promoted their painkillers amid addiction epidemic

Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups that in turn promoted the medications’ use, according to a report released Monday by a U.S. senator. This story also appeared in Associated Press The investigation by Missouri’s Sen. Claire McCaskill sheds light on the opioid industry’s ability to […]