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Illegal Painkiller Cited in Overdose Surge

A two-year wave of deaths caused by an illegal street version of the powerful painkiller fentanyl claimed more than 1,000 lives, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the government's first assessment of the outbreak's toll. Full Article at Wall Street Journal

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