Barry Meier

author of "Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic

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Former New York Times journalist, and author of "Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic".

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Oklahoma Judge Thad Balkman ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay the state $572 million for playing down the risks of opioids and overselling the benefits.

Johnson & Johnson found guilty of contributing to the opioid epidemic

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