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September 24, 2018 16 mins
Few people have devoted as much time to studying the origins of the opioid crisis as Barry Meier. As the author of "Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic", Meier initially explored this as a reporter for the New York Times. His book came out in 2003. Still some 15 years later he found there was much more to the story. This led Meier to revisit his work and update more than a decade of developments in a riveting rewrite.The entire transcript for this podcast can be found on our website here:
https://opioids-hiddendangers-newhope.com/barry-meier/
This podcast is underwritten by DisposeRx.com
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