OxyContin pills are among those being overprescribed by doctors in the US, leading to what has been dubbed the opioid crisis. Photo: LA Times
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How the US opioid crisis and trade dispute with China have echoes in 19th-century history
David Dodwell says Donald Trump is justified in declaring war on the opioid crisis but he cannot expect quick results to a problem 150 years in the making
OxyContin pills are among those being overprescribed by doctors in the US, leading to what has been dubbed the opioid crisis. Photo: LA Times