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John Tierney: Due to contracting fraud, the morphine given to patients was counterfeit and did little to relieve patient suffering.

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
Due to contracting fraud, the morphine given to patients was counterfeit and did little to relieve patient suffering.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

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Tierney describes the dire consequences of fraud in military hospital contracts.

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