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On the recordApril 4, 2022
That is 605 family members, brothers, sisters, parents, children, co-workers and neighbors. And every single one of those lives lost was a preventable tragedy.
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Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

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Stansbury emphasizes the personal and community losses due to drug overdoses.

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