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On the recordMay 4, 2023
Recent estimates show more than 106,000 Americans, and more than 1,500 West Virginians, died from drug-related overdoses in the last year.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin highlights the severity of drug-related overdoses in the U.S. and West Virginia.

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