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On the recordApril 4, 2017
Since 1999 sales of opiates in the United States have quadrupled. I am so concerned about this increase...
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Lowey expresses concern over the increase in opioid prescriptions despite no rise in physical pain.

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