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Tim Walberg: There has to be compassion. There has to be a willingness of a patient to seek help, first and foremost, but there also…

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
There has to be compassion. There has to be a willingness of a patient to seek help, first and foremost, but there also has to be certainly a willingness of the medical profession and society in general to reach out and solve the problem as well.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

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Walberg highlights the need for compassion and collaboration in addressing the opioid crisis.

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