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Elizabeth Warren: “Older patients are frequently prescribed painkillers for chronic pain, or after surgery or other procedures.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
Older patients are frequently prescribed painkillers for chronic pain, or after surgery or other procedures.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing the opioid epidemic and its impact on older patients.

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