On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
About 80 percent of the crime according to law enforcement and prosecutors is fueled by the abuse and the insidious addiction to prescription painkillers.
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congress.govJack Conway: “About 80 percent of the crime according to law enforcement and prosecutors is fueled by the abuse and the insidious…”
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Conway states that prescription painkiller addiction is a major driver of crime in Kentucky.
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Feb 29, 2012
Last year in Kentucky we had over 1,000 people that we documented died from prescription painkiller overdoses.
Feb 29, 2012
The cost comes in crime. People are committing thefts to get access to resources to buy pills.
Oct 18, 2010
Oh, listen, I'm not questioning his faith. I'm questioning his actions.
Oct 17, 2010
You don't have the guts to stand by your positions because once you get out there and put them out there and you realize you can't sell them and get elected on them and you step back from them.
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