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Hal Rogers: The pattern that we have seen so far in opioid abuse, first OxyContin, which exploded in my district, I think probably…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
The pattern that we have seen so far in opioid abuse, first OxyContin, which exploded in my district, I think probably ground zero for the country, 10, 12 years ago, finally we were able to bring it under control, OxyContin, by the reformulation of the medicine.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

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Rogers discusses the history of opioid abuse and the need for reformulation.

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