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On the recordFebruary 7, 2018
we have seen the number of such families soar by 24 percent over a 5-year period due to the opioid crisis
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins highlights the increase in grandparents raising grandchildren due to the opioid crisis.

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