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Richard Blumenthal: “26 percent were prescribed some form of opioid in 2011 and 24 percent in 2013.”

On the recordApril 29, 2014
26 percent were prescribed some form of opioid in 2011 and 24 percent in 2013.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights opioid prescription rates among active duty soldiers over two years.

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