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Tim Murphy: “In 2015, there were more than 52,000 deaths from drug overdose in the U.S., with more than 33,000 deaths involving an…”

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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