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Rob Portman: On the issue of opioid abuse, particularly heroin, which is the growth area in my State of Ohio and around the country…

On the recordOctober 7, 2015
On the issue of opioid abuse, particularly heroin, which is the growth area in my State of Ohio and around the country, we now have the alarming statistic that in Ohio it is the No. 1 cause of death.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Rob Portman highlights the opioid crisis as a major cause of death in Ohio.

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