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Frank Pallone: “Clearly, something went wrong. The safeguards designed to prevent opioids from being diverted into the wrong hands…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2018
Clearly, something went wrong. The safeguards designed to prevent opioids from being diverted into the wrong hands simply did not work.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone addresses failures in the system meant to control opioid distribution.

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