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Ian Hodgson, Tampa Bay Times

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Records Show Publix Opioid Sales Grew Even as Addiction Crisis Prompted Other Chains’ Pullback

By Ian Hodgson, Tampa Bay Times and Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times January 29, 2024 KFF Health News Original

As national prescription drug distributors and pharmacies restricted the flow of oxycodone and other painkillers in response to the growing opioid crisis, Florida’s most popular grocery store ramped up its sales and distribution of the highly addictive drugs, according to a Tampa Bay Times analysis of federal data.

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