Pharmaceuticals: Prescribing pain

FT Big Read

• Episode: Pharmaceuticals: Prescribing pain
• Website: FT Big Read
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• Duration: 00:12:23
• Published: 2015-07-30 01:00

As the drugs watchdog in the US declares painkiller abuse to be a national epidemic, pharma companies are seeking to develop tamper-resistant pills. David Crow finds this search has led to a surge in the recruitment of drug users to test the new opioids and talks to Brandon, one of the human guinea pigs

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