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Introduced in 1996, what painkiller started the opioid crisis?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although various opioids each have their own regrettable role to play in the crisis that now plagues much of the United States, the aggressive marketing of Oxycontin that downplayed its destructive and addictive properties was perhaps the most significant driver.

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Introduced in 1996, what painkiller started the opioid crisis?

• Percocet
• Vicodin
• Fentanyl
• OxyContin