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This Isn't the First U.S. Opiate-Addiction Crisis
Doctors overprescribed painkillers in the 19th century. Eventually, they stopped.
Problem and solution.
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The U.S. is in the throes of an “unprecedented opioid epidemic,” reports the Centers for Disease Control. The crisis has spurred calls for action to halt the rising death toll, which has devastated many rural communities.