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Howard Griffith: “So I have heard a lot of comments from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle about concerns about doing research with…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2018
So I have heard a lot of comments from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle about concerns about doing research with different--and I don't know what the right word is--but when you change the formula a little bit on fentanyl, and they are concerned about, we don't want this stuff on the street, but what about research because it may be helpful, the drug might, if you change it a little bit, it might actually have some positive impacts.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith discusses the need for research on modified fentanyl formulas despite safety concerns.

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