Buried at the end of a puff piece, some salient facts:
More than 28,000 people died from opioid overdoses in 2014, more than any other year on record. At least half of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid.
Obama …committed to reducing overdose deaths and will continue to push Congress to provide $1.1 billion to widen access to treatment services.
…A report by the Center of Public Integrity and Associated Press, published Wednesday, revealed that pharmaceutical giants had spent $880 million on lobbying against opioid restrictions and campaign contributions from 2006 up to 2015.
Sigh…
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