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Carolyn Maloney: In 2017 there were over 70,000 deaths in the United States due to drug overdose, with the majority, over 67 percent due…

On the recordJune 18, 2019
In 2017 there were over 70,000 deaths in the United States due to drug overdose, with the majority, over 67 percent due to opioids.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Maloney highlights the opioid crisis and its death toll in the U.S.

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