09/26/2018
https://congress.gov...
"Lawmakers must acknowledge the present. In 2016, opioid overdose deaths from both prescription and illicit drugs were five times higher than 1999."
"We want to be your partner in this effort."
"Each statistic is disturbing. Even more tragic, every number has a name."
"The sharpest increase in drug overdose deaths in 2015 to 2016 was fueled by a surge in overdoses involving fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and synthetic opioids."