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Phil Weiser: “90% of the people in my jail, they're starting with opioid…”

Featuring: Phil Weiser, Democratic | Attorney General of Colorado

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Phil Weiser Announces 2026 Colorado Gubernatorial Run, Emphasizes Statewide Engagement and Problem Solving

Published | Video Starts at 00:44

He works to solve problems. I went there and learned about this opioid crisis from Robert Jackson, who was the sheriff and is the sheriff. And he said to me, 90% of the people in my jail, they're starting with opioid and they're addicted. I can't help them. What can you do? So I become attorney general. I took on Big Pharma, Johnson and Johnson, Purdue Pharma, others. We brought back around $800 million to Colorado. (00:44–00:50)

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Asserts that 90% of jail inmates in a specific area start with opioid addiction.

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