# Did Researchers Who Seek to Relieve Pain Contribute to the Opioid Epidemic?

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**Created:** [May 2, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/did-researchers-who-seek-to-relieve-pain-contribute-to-the-opioid-epidemic/598 "2019-05-02T21:22:08Z")\
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> **[Did Researchers Who Seek to Relieve Pain Contribute to the Opioid Epidemic?](https://psmag.com/social-justice/did-researchers-who-seek-to-relieve-pain-contribute-to-the-opioid-epidemic)**
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> It's not just drug manufacturers who are feeling the effects of major opioid lawsuits.