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On the recordApril 26, 2022
86 percent of overdoses in my district in the city of Detroit were due to overdoses from opiate.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib highlights the opioid overdose crisis in Detroit.

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