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As Opioid & Heroin Related Deaths in New York Continue to Climb, Senator Gillibrand Urges Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Opioid Related Deaths At All Time High; Deaths In New York State Nearly Quadrupled Since 2004; 51 People are Killed Every Day by an Overdose Involving Prescription Opioids. Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Require CDC to Issue Guidelines for Prescribing of Opioids for Treatment of Acute Pain Gillibrand: “When someone gets a tooth out and only needs medication for three days – why are they sent home from the doctor’s office with 30 Percocet?”

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