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The companies were very aware that opioids were being trafficked. For example, in Kermit, Kentucky (pop 392), drug companies shipped 9 million opioid doses ove
by x0x0 9y ago
The companies were very aware that opioids were being trafficked. For example, in Kermit, Kentucky (pop 392), drug companies shipped 9 million opioid doses over 2 years [1]. You don't have to be particularly analytical to figure out they were being resold into the black market with that order of sales numbers.
[1] http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-health/20161217/drug-firms-poured-780m-painkillers-into-wv-amid-rise-of-overdoses http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-health/20161217/drug-firms...
- refurb 9y agodrug companies shipped 9 million opioid doses over 2 years Drug companies didn't ship anything. Drug wholesalers did that. They're the ones that sell to end customers (pharmacies).