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On the recordJuly 26, 2023
The opioid crisis has hit close to home, and in fact, I will never forget the morning in January in 2019, when I received the first call.
Said by
Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Stansbury shares a personal story about the impact of the opioid crisis.

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