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Tim Kaine: “In Virginia, 1,460 people died of overdoses in 2016, and that was an 18% increase from the previous year.”

On the recordNovember 29, 2017
In Virginia, 1,460 people died of overdoses in 2016, and that was an 18% increase from the previous year.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine highlights the rising overdose deaths in Virginia due to opioids.

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