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On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
I think last year when President Trump talked about this war on drugs, he had talked about nonaddictive painkillers because we are a Nation now of dependence or codependence.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Discussing the national issue of drug dependence and painkiller use.

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