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Trump plans to fight opioid epidemic online, in ads

Dan Gorenstein Mar 19, 2018
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Trump plans to fight opioid epidemic online, in ads

Dan Gorenstein Mar 19, 2018
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Congressional hearings on more than a dozen opioid bills start on Wednesday. Today President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to tackle the epidemic … including a multimillion dollar media blitz that he promises will keep kids from getting hooked on prescription painkillers and heroin.

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