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Mark Walker: “In my Congressional District, deaths related to fentanyl increased 195 percent between 2016 and 2017 from 64 fatalities…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
In my Congressional District, deaths related to fentanyl increased 195 percent between 2016 and 2017 from 64 fatalities to 189 fatalities.
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Mark Walker
North Carolina

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Walker highlights the alarming rise in fentanyl-related deaths in his district.

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