CVS doesn’t deserve all the blame for the opioid crisis. But can we be honest about its role?

By: Philip Eil

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 1,022

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Election years aren’t a great time for nuance.

I’ve been reminded of this as Gov. Dan McKee and Democratic challenger Helena Buonanno Foulkes head down the home stretch of their bitter gubernatorial primary rematch.

In particular, I’m concerned with how their arguments about the opioid epidemic — a “modern plague” that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, a complex ongoing public health crisis, …

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