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On the recordMarch 13, 2018
In the State of Alaska, we joined six other States in the Country in declaring a public health crisis in response to the opioid epidemic.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski discusses Alaska's declaration of a public health crisis due to the opioid epidemic.

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