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Ed Markey: Thank you. Dr. Boucher, you are treating patients in Boston every single day. You are seeing how bad the opioid crisis…

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
Thank you. Dr. Boucher, you are treating patients in Boston every single day. You are seeing how bad the opioid crisis has become.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the severity of the opioid crisis in Boston.

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