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On the recordOctober 4, 2017
This headline disturbed me greatly because I feel there's been so much focus on the opioid problem, the epidemic that is tearing apart our communities and costing the lives of so many.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins expresses concern over the worsening opioid crisis despite legislative efforts.

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