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Ed Markey: “In Massachusetts and communities across the country, we have an epidemic of heroin and prescription drug overdose that…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2016
In Massachusetts and communities across the country, we have an epidemic of heroin and prescription drug overdose that is absolutely out of control.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the opioid crisis affecting Massachusetts and the nation.

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