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On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
We send our men and women to war on multiple deployments and give them medications to keep them awake, to help them sleep, and to help ease the physical and psychological pain of being in a stressful environment.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin highlighted the dangers of prescription drug misuse among returning servicemembers.

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