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Richard Burr: Can you envision, any of you from the VA, that it would be appropriate to prescribe an opiate to somebody who, in their…

On the recordApril 29, 2014
Can you envision, any of you from the VA, that it would be appropriate to prescribe an opiate to somebody who, in their medical records, has an opiate addiction?
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

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Burr inquires about prescribing opioids to patients with a history of addiction.

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