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Exclusive: The largest U.S. drug companies flooded the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills, according to previously undisclosed company data released as part of the largest civil action in U.S. history wapo.st/2XVsuNb
The information comes from a database maintained by the Drug Enforcement Administration that tracks the path of every pain pill sold in the United States — from manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies in every town and city wapo.st/2XUITS4
The data provides an unprecedented look at the surge of legal pain pills that fueled the prescription opioid epidemic, which has resulted in nearly 100,000 deaths from 2006 through 2012 wapo.st/2XUKZ4C
During this period, just three companies manufactured 88 percent of the opioids wapo.st/2XSl4dU 
