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Prescription drugs and heroin act in very similar ways on the brain. And, unfortunately, heroin, because of its widespread availability is a lot cheaper.

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Michael Botticelli
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 2
Politician
Troy
New York
Michael P. Botticelli
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