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On the recordJuly 11, 2017
In 2015, there were more than 52,000 deaths from drug overdose in the U.S., with more than 33,000 deaths involving an opioid.
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Murphy highlights the alarming statistics of opioid-related deaths in 2015.

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