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On the recordMay 18, 2022
Older adults make up 25 percent of the long-term opioid users and that Medicare beneficiaries are the fastest-growing population of diagnosed opioid use disorders.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins cites statistics on opioid use among older adults.

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