So, because I was able to do those things because I worked bedside as a nurse within an emergency department, and this was a difficult time in Baltimore's history, There was an enormous heroin epidemic at the time [in Baltimore]. because this was quite a while ago, and it was pre Affordable Care act, where people didn't have access to coverage, didn't have access to insurance. (06:16–06:35)
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Asserts that there was a significant heroin epidemic in Baltimore during her time working there.
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