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Another tragic consequence of this crisis: 'Surge in drug affected newborns driven by rural opioid use'
December 13, 2016
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Yet another tragic consequence of the crisis of heroin and opioid use and addiction, "Surge in drug-affected newborns driven by rural opioid abuse"
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