Officials said the changes were made to curb widespread abuse.
State officials sued the manufacturer of OxyContin, the prescription painkiller, because of widespread abuse in Appalachia.
As the 2015 film Spotlight highlighted, widespread abuse in the Catholic church went on for decades.
Human rights groups have documented the widespread abuse of domestic workers.
Despite widespread abuse, some selective-distribution deals do benefit consumers, and others cause no harm.
"The student visa system we inherited was weak and open to widespread abuse.
Such a system clearly invites widespread abuse, as has been confirmed by a series of reports.
By late 1998, internal affairs investigators concluded there was no evidence of widespread abuse.
In a highly conservative religious country they also suffer widespread abuse and discrimination.
My friend, a church minister, told me of widespread abuse, rape and killings.
And the testimony of the four soldiers revealed widespread abuse, whatever the pictures showed.
