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January 26, 2016

Former drug rep: Did I contribute to today’s opioid epidemic?

(TNS) Thirteen years ago, I started a pharmaceutical sales career for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, peddling samples out of my bag near the lush beautiful beaches of Newport and Laguna beaches in

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