It's not just the people who have died, but it's also just the thousands and thousands of Wisconsinites who've seen their lives and their families destroyed from this addiction. We now see more people in Wisconsin die from opiate overdose deaths than motor vehicle crashes, more than breast cancer, more than handguns, certainly. And it's actually more than heroin and cocaine combined. And it's time for us to be aware of this, that the prescription opiates are the gateway drug. (03:40–03:53)
CLAIM
Asserts that opiate overdose deaths surpass several other causes of death in Wisconsin.
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