Opioid makers spent nearly a million dollars on Utah doctors in recent years, ties now used against the companies in lawsuits

(Mark Lennihan | AP Photo) This Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills in New York.

(Mark Lennihan | AP Photo) This Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills in New York.

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