New study shows physician-targeted marketing is associated with increase in opioid overdose deaths

(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) New research from NYU School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center published online Jan. 18 in JAMA Network Open shows that increased marketing of opioid products to physicians -- from consulting fees to free meals -- is associated with higher opioid prescribing rates and elevated overdose deaths in the US.

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