FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows a portion of the label for OxyContin pills in Montpelier, Vt. On Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, safety advocates and state health officials filed a petition calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban high-dose opioid painkillers to prevent accidental overdose deaths among patients and people who abuse drugs. The petition singles out the OxyContin 80 milligram tablet, which is taken twice daily, adding up to 240 morphine-equivalent milligrams. It seeks a ban on other high-dose opioid tablets and under-the-tongue films. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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