and hydrocodone pills between 2006 and 2012 in the middle of the country's deadliest drug epidemic. the information comes from a data base maintained by the dea that tracks every single pain pill sold in the u.s. a "washington post" analysis found three companies make close to 90% of the opioids. activists pharma, sp e gx, and par pharmaceuticals. cnn has not been able to reach any of the companies yet. a spokeswoman for the company that acquired activis said the company cannot speak to any policies in place before that. a representative said spec produced opioids within a government-said quota and old sold to dea-approved distributors. the company that owns par declined to comment. democrats and republicans have found common ground in trashing big tech. lawmakers grilled facebook executive david marcus tuesday