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Patrick Kennedy on the pain of mental illness and addiction

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Tanya, who uses Suboxone to treat her addiction to painkiller opiates, talks with nurse and social worker Cindy Vobr, not pictured, during a counseling session Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Valhalla Place in Woodbury.
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Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy was the lead sponsor of the Mental Health Parity Act and he's written a new book about his, and his family's, experiences. Kennedy's book is titled "A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction." He spoke October 13, 2015 at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis.