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Patty Murray: “Since 2000, nearly 10,000 people in Washington State alone have died of opioid overdose.”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
Since 2000, nearly 10,000 people in Washington State alone have died of opioid overdose.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Murray highlights the severe impact of opioid overdoses in Washington State.

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