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Received the equivalent of 782 morphine milligram equivalents or mmes by 2015, that figure had dropped to 640mme, but only 180 mme back in 1999. listen. >> even though there is impr improvement in prescribing in today's report, we still see too many getting too much for too long, and that causes risks for families around the country. >> reporter: in 2015, opioid abuse was blamed for more than 33,000 deaths around the country. that's more than any other year on record. so shep, we still have a long way to go. >> shepard: jonathan hunt in atlanta this afternoon. jonathan sierre. too many jonatha...
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