Peter Welch said "this decision to start going to opioids is just a decision of hopelessness, a lack of hope." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 18, 2019

this decision to start going to opioids is just a decision of hopelessness, a lack of hope.

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Welch discusses the despair leading to opioid use in rural communities.

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