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Painkiller Paradox: Feds Struggle To Control Drugs That Help And Harm

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Michael Israel (shown here, left, with his father, Avi, in 2006) killed himself after becoming addicted to prescription painkillers. (Avi Israel)
Michael Israel (shown here, left, with his father, Avi, in 2006) killed himself after becoming addicted to prescription painkillers. (Avi Israel)

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