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On the recordJune 18, 2019
We have to move holistically. We have to move with urgency, and I do believe we need not only on-demand treatment, but it need to be culturally competent, it needs to be gender specific and responsive, and it needs to be trauma informed.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley calls for urgent, culturally competent treatment for addiction.

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