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On the recordJune 24, 2015
I think there is compelling evidence that what we have seen in our neonatal intensive care units and in labor and delivery is a result of the broader prescription opioid epidemic.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone links the rise in NAS cases to the opioid prescription epidemic.

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