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Nicholas Begich: “We need to go after the producers of these illicit drugs and…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Southeast Conference 2022 - US House Candidates Forum – Nick Begich & Sarah Palin - KPUtv

Published | Video Starts at 25:40

Thank you. A couple of workforce related questions ahead for us. How would you support treatment for opioid and fentanyl addictions? Well, I think that We need to go after the producers of these illicit drugs and physicians that over prescribe opioids. You know, these are highly addictive substances. You know, I will tell you, having traveled extensively throughout the world, there are many places around the world where the penalty for dealing these drugs is extremely high, all the way up to capital punishment. (25:40–25:50)

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Asserts the need to target producers of illicit drugs and physicians who overprescribe opioids.

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