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On the recordMarch 1, 2016
I am encouraged by the FDA's increased attention to the growing epidemic of prescription opioid misuse and abuse and the need to improve treatment options for chronic pain.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin supports FDA's focus on opioid misuse and improving chronic pain treatments.

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