It is really heartbreaking. Opioids, of course, the difference between opioids and heroin is that ain't nobody prescribes heroin.
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
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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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