The bottom line is, when I go into the ER, if I am going in with COVID or something else and they don't understand about my underlying psychiatric issues, or in the case of addiction they do not know that I am someone who suffered from the chronic disease of addiction, which has a better chance of killing me than any other illness that I face.
Kennedy emphasizes the importance of recognizing addiction as a critical health issue in medical settings.
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