On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
As we think about this heroin and also fentanyl issue, which is a very deadly synthetic drug that is really killing people in New Hampshire.
Source
congress.govAs we think about this heroin and also fentanyl issue, which is a very deadly synthetic drug that is really killing people in New Hampshire.
Ayotte highlights the fentanyl crisis affecting New Hampshire.
Share & report
More from Kelly Ayotte
I wanted to follow up, one of the amendments I had on the FAST Act was focused on additional steps for NHTSA to take to support states and emphasizing the public dangers of drug-impaired driving.
I have been one of the lead sponsors of the Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016.
MEP funding should be increased to $260 million annually and the program authorized through 2020.
So we have--as I understand it--a cap of 16, in terms of the number of residential beds, not only for the treatment of substance use disorders, but also for mental illness.