Data tracks opioid epidemic
For the first time ever, the public can see details of who manufactured pain pills and which pharmacies stocked them, revealing exactly what drug companies knew as they flooded communities with opioids that fueled a national epidemic.After a yearlong court battle, The Washington Post and HD Media, which owns the Charleston Gazette-Mail, won public access to a key Drug Enforcement Administration database in July.The database, which The Washington Post released publicly last week, […]
