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Michael Burgess: “Prescription opioid and heroin abuse, as you said, Mr. Chairman, is a serious public health threat.”

On the recordApril 28, 2014
Prescription opioid and heroin abuse, as you said, Mr. Chairman, is a serious public health threat.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the seriousness of opioid and heroin abuse as a public health issue.

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