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Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers

By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya November 17, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The tax was touted as a way to generate funding for treatment programs across the state. But to avoid paying, scores of manufacturers and wholesalers stopped selling opioids in New York.

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