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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Purdue Pharma L.P. pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 to criminal charges for the company's marketing and selling of opioids, which led to a nationwide opioid crisis. NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE

BU professors analyze Purdue Pharma shutdown, aftermath

Kyla Denisevich November 6, 2020
Around 450,000 people have died from opioids since the turn of the century, and many companies are to blame for the drug's overprescription and misuse.
Gov. Charlie Baker attends a hearing Thursday in support of an opioid bill which would help to mitigate the impacts of opioid addiction in Massachusetts.  PHOTO BY BY NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Expert argues benefit of physicians’ opioid prescription education

Sophia Eppolito February 1, 2016

Opioid prescription education for physicians allows medical personnel to properly assess the risks of potential addiction in opioid use and provide individualized care to patients, according to a perspective...

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