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Jay Rockefeller: “Overdose from prescription painkillers is now one of the leading causes of accidental death in the United States.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
Overdose from prescription painkillers is now one of the leading causes of accidental death in the United States.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller highlights the alarming rise in prescription drug overdose deaths.

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