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Tom Carper: “80 percent of the crime is now related to opioid addiction.”

On the recordApril 12, 2016
80 percent of the crime is now related to opioid addiction.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Opioid addiction is a major driver of crime in communities.

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