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In Germany, over a hundred million packs of painkillers are sold every year. When does taking a pill become dangerous? Pain is omnipresent – and so is its supposed solution. Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen gets to the bottom of the growing painkiller market. His research leads him to shocking patient fates, critical questions for the pharmaceutical industry and encouraging therapeutic alternatives.
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Author: Kristin Siebert
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