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On the recordApril 3, 2017
The other concern is that there are drugs--and opioids are an obvious example of this--where the issue of them being taken--safe when taken as directed doesn't really address the public health problem related to them because of the danger of unauthorized use.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights the public health risks associated with opioid prescriptions.

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