For First Time, Pharmaceutical Distributor Faces Federal Criminal Charges Over Opioid Crisis
The charges against the wholesaler, Rochester Drug Cooperative, and two of its former executives marked a new tactic for prosecutors in tackling the epidemic of addiction to prescription painkillers. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Opioids and Opiates
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