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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The opioid epidemic is one of the greatest public health crisis facing our Nation today.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
The opioid epidemic is one of the greatest public health crisis facing our Nation today.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the opioid epidemic as a major public health issue.

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