02/04/2020
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"This is how America has gone from criminalizing to treating opioids, and then going back again."
"Because I've met people from all different social backgrounds, all different education backgrounds, come from all communities, not just mine, that are suffering from addiction, because of the lack of ..."
"So, we have it--we're at an inflection point, where we could potentially criminalize this again, or we could potentially treat the opioid crisis as a health issue."
"This is not the first time we've gone through this pendulum swing. This is how America has gone from criminalizing to treating opioids, and then going back again."