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Michelle Wu: “We've already helped hundreds of people access treatment…”

Featuring: Michelle Wu, Democrat | Mayor of Boston | Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 19:54

It's a national challenge with the opiate crisis that cities everywhere are trying to deal with. But in Boston, it is of a scale that it is a manageable challenge. And We've already helped hundreds of people access treatment, housing, job counseling and really are living their lives in recovery. Now, of course, several hundred more people have arrived and people every day continue to arrive in Boston needing services. (19:54–20:03)

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Asserts that hundreds have been helped with treatment, housing, and job counseling.

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