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Maggie Hassan: “Drug overdoses killed nearly 79,400 Americans in 2024 — and nearly 300 New Hampshire residents — yet only 25 percent of…”

On the recordMay 27, 2026
Drug overdoses killed nearly 79,400 Americans in 2024 — and nearly 300 New Hampshire residents — yet only 25 percent of Americans with opioid addiction receive medication-assisted treatment, the gold standard for opioid addiction treatment.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Senator Hassan discusses opioid addiction treatment access.

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