03/13/2018
https://www.congress.gov...
"Every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose."
"For years, without adequate treatment resources, communities in New Mexico have suffered through some of the highest rates of opioid and heroin addiction and overdose deaths in the Nation."
"Over-prescription is partially responsible for the epidemic."
"Addiction to heroin and prescription opioid pain relievers is a public health epidemic that is devastating families and communities across the country."