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Mark DeSaulnier: “It's supposed to relieve pain, and it does, but it's also been abused. And the marketing has been at the crux of this.”

On the recordDecember 16, 2020
It's supposed to relieve pain, and it does, but it's also been abused. And the marketing has been at the crux of this.
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic · California

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He discusses the dual nature of opioids and the impact of marketing.

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