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Tom Carper: “It is the number one cause of accidental death--and it is destroying families and ripping communities apart.”

On the recordApril 12, 2016
It is the number one cause of accidental death--and it is destroying families and ripping communities apart.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Opioid addiction is severely impacting communities and causing deaths.

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