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On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Prescription drug abuse, and particularly prescription of opioids, has become a national crisis.
Said by
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Baldwin highlights the severity of prescription drug abuse in the U.S.

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