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Hank Johnson: Since 1999, almost half a million people have died from opioid overdoses in this country.

On the recordJune 7, 2021
Since 1999, almost half a million people have died from opioid overdoses in this country.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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Johnson highlights the death toll from opioid overdoses since 1999.

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