Listen: India Gives Opioid Makers A Huge And Growing New Market

September 5, 2019

A man carries boxes of medicine through the Bhagirath Palace pharmaceuticals market in Old Delhi, India. (Saumya Khandelwal/The Guardian)

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KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney discussed the changing attitudes toward opioid painkillers in India with NPR’s Rachel Martin on “Morning Edition” Thursday.

Varney traveled to India to report a two-part series on the issue in partnership with The Guardian.

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<p>KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney discussed the changing attitudes toward opioid painkillers in India with NPR’s Rachel Martin <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/09/05/757803872/u-s-drugmakers-target-the-booming-opioid-market-in-india">on “Morning Edition” Thursday</a>.</p>
<p>Varney traveled to India to report a <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/india-burgeoning-chronic-pain-market-us-drugmakers-stand-to-profit/">two-part series</a> on the issue in partnership with The Guardian.</p>
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