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How one doctor's letter from 1980 helped create the opioid crisis

The Justice Department's recent decision to take emergency action against synthetic opioid trafficking indicates the government doesn't have the tools it needs to fight a raging opioid crisis. In the new book Dreamland, journalist Sam Quinones tells the story of the people who lit the match—starting with one five-sentence letter. ...

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