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Tom Harkin: Our country is facing a major public health problem regarding the increasing use, and abuse, of prescription…

On the recordApril 1, 2014
Our country is facing a major public health problem regarding the increasing use, and abuse, of prescription painkillers.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Tom Harkin addresses the opioid crisis in the U.S.

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