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On the recordMarch 7, 2018
We know that, at least in South Carolina, we have seen about a 9 percent increase in opioid related deaths; about 616 in 2016.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott highlights the rising opioid death rates in South Carolina.

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