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Press Release

CWCI's Annual Meeting Video

August 23, 2011

In a taped address to CWCI members and Annual Meeting guests, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) expresses growing concern over prescription drug abuse across various health programs in the U.S., including group health, the Veterans Administration, Medicare and workers’ compensation, and praises CWCI’s recent research on prescribing patterns for Schedule II opioids in California workers’ compensation.

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