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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “It is really heartbreaking. Opioids, of course, the difference between opioids and heroin is that ain't nobody…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
It is really heartbreaking. Opioids, of course, the difference between opioids and heroin is that ain't nobody prescribes heroin.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the opioid crisis' impact on Appalachia, emphasizing the difference between prescribed opioids and illegal heroin.

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