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    U.S. Surgeon General‏Verified account @Surgeon_General 21 Sep 2016

    Drug overdoses kill more Americans than car crashes. Today, more than 40 people will die from a prescription drug overdose. #TurnTheTide

    6:08 PM - 21 Sep 2016
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      1. SubstanceAbuseJ‏ @SubstanceAbuseJ 22 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Surgeon_General

        Data TODAY indicates that drug overdoses are NOT due to PRESCRIPTION overdoses but illicit drugs. Please disseminate facts

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      1. SickleCellMN‏ @SickleCellMN 22 Sep 2016
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        What about those who will live a better quality of life becauseof medical care and meds that treat their chronic pain! #SCD

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      1. Rupal Patel‏ @rupalPT 21 Sep 2016
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        #choosePT to #TurnTheTide and #optimizemovement because #PTtransforms lives!

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      1. Nicholas DiNubile MD‏Verified account @drnickUSA 21 Sep 2016
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        Big question: Why are we such a drugged nation? From recreational to narcotics? All RELATED & need comprehensive approach

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      1. tink‏ @tinkerbelledc 22 Sep 2016
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        1,531 Overdoses in Massachusetts 2015. very sad

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      2. 2020 party’s over oops out of time‏ @shandy_d 21 Sep 2016
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        .@Surgeon_General Nope. Not even counting heroin as a "prescription opioid" (which is a fucked up thing to do).pic.twitter.com/V9NBZtZEsS

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      1. Gary Parillo‏ @ParilloGary 26 Sep 2016
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        Stop the HYSTERIA-pain patients are NOT addicts.opioids help far more than they harm#patientsnotaddicts

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      1. Gary Parillo‏ @ParilloGary 26 Sep 2016
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        KRATOM helps keep pain patients away from pillsHELP us keep it legal.DELAY this senseless ban#Iamkratom

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