But I used the example of tobacco. In 1964, when the U.S. Surgeon General first came out against it, so first recognized tobacco as a public health crisis, 45 percent of American adults smoked; last year, it was down to 15.
Sherrod Brown compares the opioid crisis to the historical response to tobacco as a public health issue.
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