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Addicting Information stated on April 04, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website:

"U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century."

By Jon Greenberg• April 15, 2015

J.D. Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet:

Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.”

By Amy Sherman• October 31, 2022

Bloggers stated on April 12, 2018 in a blog post:

"Obama Announces Bid To Become UN Secretary General"

By Miriam Valverde• April 13, 2018

John Morgan stated on September 22, 2013 in Bay News 9 show, “Political Connections” :

"Nobody's addicted to" marijuana.

By Rochelle Koff• October 8, 2013

Susan Shapiro stated on January 15, 2015 in a newspaper commentary:

"The 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that up to half of daily marijuana smokers become addicted -- an estimated 2.7 million people in the U.S."

By Katie Mulvaney• February 9, 2015

Earl Blumenauer stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement:

"Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco."

By Dana Tims• June 4, 2014

Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.:

A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 3, 2015

Eugene McKenna stated on September 13, 2012 in a forum on casino gambling:

"There’s at least 7,500 addicted gamblers in Rhode Island, at least, … it could be as high as 22,000."

By John Hill• September 28, 2012

Hillary Clinton stated on September 01, 2015 in an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader:

"Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment."

By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015

Nate McMurray stated on August 18, 2018 in a statement on his campaign website:

"Evidence is mounting that marijuana legalization reduces opioid addiction numbers."

By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 31, 2018

Julaine Appling stated on November 13, 2013 in a radio interview:

In Wisconsin, more than 300,000 people have "some kind of addictive gambling problem, whether it’s pathological or what we’d categorize as a problem gambler."

By Dave Umhoefer• November 27, 2013

Sherrod Brown stated on April 09, 2018 in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland:

"Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act."

By Amy Sherman• April 20, 2018

Jerome Adams stated on August 30, 2019 in remarks at a substance abuse conference.:

"Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances."

By Shefali Luthra• November 5, 2019

Barack Obama stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.:

"We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil."

By Dina Cappiello• February 22, 2008

Public Notice stated on November 14, 2011 in a political ad:

"41 cents out of every dollar (the U.S. spends) is borrowed from places like China."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 16, 2011

Russ Feingold stated on September 06, 2016 in a radio ad:

Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.

By Tom Kertscher• October 26, 2016

Miro Weinberger stated on April 03, 2019 in state of the city speech:

"The public health science is clear that the use of the addiction medicine buprenorphine saves lives whether that use has been prescribed or not."

By Aidan Quigley• April 7, 2019

Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.:

Half of all personal bankruptcies in America "are caused by medical bills."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 18, 2007

Joe Manchin stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner:

“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”

By Delaney Geiger, Julia Maltby• October 28, 2020

Jeb Bush stated on January 04, 2016 in a column posted on Medium:

"As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2016

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