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Joe Manchin: “It shouldn't be easier to get a bottle of pills than it is to access the therapy you need right at home.”

On the recordNovember 14, 2017
It shouldn't be easier to get a bottle of pills than it is to access the therapy you need right at home.
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the accessibility of opioid prescriptions over alternative treatments.

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