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Ed Markey: “They are the source of fentanyl in the United States. In Massachusetts, it is now killing 75 percent of our opioid…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
They are the source of fentanyl in the United States. In Massachusetts, it is now killing 75 percent of our opioid overdose victims.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights China's role in the opioid crisis affecting Massachusetts.

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