There is no reason people should face continued barriers to treatment, but tragically, they do.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “There is no reason people should face continued barriers to treatment, but tragically, they do.”
On the recordJuly 26, 2023
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Norton highlights the barriers to treatment for opioid use disorder.
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