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Frank Pallone: The fact is America is facing a public health crisis related to the misuse and abuse of opioids, and we should not be…

On the recordJune 15, 2015
The fact is America is facing a public health crisis related to the misuse and abuse of opioids, and we should not be cutting, in my opinion, any funding for that or for other SAMHSA substance abuse programs.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone argues against cutting funding for opioid abuse programs amid a public health crisis.

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