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On the recordJuly 28, 2015
I cannot believe the culture that we have today. When I was growing up, you got an aspirin or something and that was it.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin reflects on the change in pain management culture and opioid prescriptions.

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