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On the recordOctober 6, 2015
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to follow up on the concerns that you are raising about opioid abuse and also heroin, the fact that it has led to a heroin epidemic. That is a huge challenge that we are facing in the Northeast and across this country.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Acknowledging the opioid and heroin epidemic as a significant challenge.

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