What we are talking about is pain prescription medicines, and we are not even mentioning any of the other addictions: meth, or anything else that is just disintegrating families, communities, States, and ruining budgets, and much more importantly, ruining lives.
Jay Rockefeller: “What we are talking about is pain prescription medicines, and we are not even mentioning any of the other addictions…”
On the recordMarch 21, 2012
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Rockefeller highlights the broader impact of addiction beyond just prescription pain medications.
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