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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC 20 Oct 2016

    Vermont governor proposes to limit number of painkillers prescribed in effort to combat crippling opioid epidemic. http://abcn.ws/2enyFFW pic.twitter.com/KasbzOdYVW

    8:22 PM - 20 Oct 2016
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    • HUZAIFA IMRAN Liz McKeen دَيڤـه. Emily Greene Brandie Park Hudsonette Allan rcpeer@ymail.com TombsBolts 👻⚡
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      1. you enjoy itself‏ @youenjoyitself 20 Oct 2016
        Replying to @ABC

        and at the same time, make thousands of those in genuine need of pain management endure miserable lives.

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      2. Michael Abrams‏ @mjabrams 20 Oct 2016
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        So now they are trying to legislate treatment plans? WTF!! No, No, No!

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      3. Denise Vaughn‏ @repogirl54 20 Oct 2016
        Replying to @mjabrams @ABC

        how can the government, decide someone's pain level?

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      4. Michael Abrams‏ @mjabrams 21 Oct 2016
        Replying to @repogirl54 @ABC

        Opioids are dangerous but having a Govt. involved in a treatment plan scares me more. No doubt there is a problem.

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      5. Denise Vaughn‏ @repogirl54 21 Oct 2016
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        I feel the same way...

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      1. Gritty-Babadook Crossover Nightmare‏ @PhD_femme 20 Oct 2016
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        can someone fact check this? are addicts getting pain meds from their docs or from the black market?

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      2. Barb‏ @Caydenzmuggle 20 Oct 2016
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        this is bs, I live with chronic nerve pain. I'm suffering and to take away my right to be more comfortable because of abusers is wrong.

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      2. Allison Ryan‏ @allisonryan_ 20 Oct 2016
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        @culinary_herb for ur papers

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      2. Sticbow‏ @longbowz77 20 Oct 2016
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        My daughter had botched dental work that lead to severe pain for 6mos how would this law help her

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      2. MrsMac‏ @realMrsMac1 20 Oct 2016
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        How then does he hope to help those suffering from chronic pain?

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      1. Tammy‏ @tarborott 20 Oct 2016
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        Where did he get his MD?

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      1. i'm your TedCruzVoter‏ @davilch 20 Oct 2016
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        i'm your TedCruzVoter Retweeted ABC News

        "If only our wise and noble government would save us from our doctors." - No. One. Ever. @ABChttps://twitter.com/ABC/status/789305884904218624 …

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        Vermont governor proposes to limit number of painkillers prescribed in effort to combat crippling opioid epidemic. http://abcn.ws/2enyFFW  pic.twitter.com/KasbzOdYVW
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      1. beverlyshaggs‏ @beverlyshaggs 20 Oct 2016
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        what ever another law. No one Buisness what you do to your self

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      1. prole‏ @grrdmiley 22 Oct 2016
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        try getting that past the republicans, it's akin to the access to guns...big pharma and the NRA could give no less a shit about people

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