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Tim Murphy: “I know when I was prescribed a lot of fentanyl and other opiates when I had an injury in Iraq, nobody ever asked me…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2017
I know when I was prescribed a lot of fentanyl and other opiates when I had an injury in Iraq, nobody ever asked me about any other questions, just, take these, take these, take these.
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Murphy reflects on his experience with opioid prescriptions and lack of monitoring.

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