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On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
between 2010 and 2015, the number of grandparents taking care of their grandchildren and being solely responsible for their care soared by 24 percent, and it's because of the opioid epidemic.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Highlighting statistics on grandparents affected by the opioid crisis.

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