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Ron Wyden: “Back then, it was tobacco executives who concealed the dangers of their products and denied they were addictive. Now it…”

On the recordApril 18, 2018
Back then, it was tobacco executives who concealed the dangers of their products and denied they were addictive. Now it is the opioid companies...that have misled the country about the dangers of their products.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden draws a parallel between tobacco and opioid companies regarding accountability.

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