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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
If we use so many prescription opioids that we have had to develop a separate drug to deal with the constipation effect of opioids, and if the marketing potential of this drug is so massive that we will pay the ads for the NFC and AFC championship game--these are, like, next to the Super Bowl, the most expensive ads you run all year--this is a marketing scam that has been a huge part of this problem, and it just sickens me.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine criticizes opioid marketing and its consequences on public health.

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