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University of Michigan: US-Born Residents More Than Five Times Likely to Use Prescription Opioids Than New Immigrants
October 25, 2019
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to use prescription opioids--a fact that contradicts popular views linking wealth and health, and suggests that American culture is uniquely favorable toward prescribing opioids.

A new study from the University of Michigan and Dartmouth University found that in an adjusted analysis, immigrants who lived i . . .

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