We have a great group of members who are here and i know everybodys got a lot of different commitments this morning. We are also eager to hear from our witnesses and talk about a critical issue facing our country. Its really a crisis in our communities and its getting worse, not better and the crisis is this Opioid Epidemic. The country is being gripped by it. My state is in many states are. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month in ohio, there was a near fatal but now overdose following a routine traffic stop. He p he noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He did the right thing. He put on his mask and gloves, arrested some individuals,s, went back to the Police Station and noticed it on his shirt there was some powder so he reached up like this and brush the powder off his shirt. This guy is 6foot three, 225 pounds. A big man. He fell to the floorimmedi unconscious in overdose. They administered narcan immediately but it wasnt enough. Wapi they had to rush
Its a crisis. It doesnt discriminate. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month a Police Officer named chris green in east liverpool, ohio, had a near fatal fentanyl overdose following a routine traffic stop. He went up to a car and noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He put on his mask and gloves, arrested some individuals, went back to the police station, and noticed that on his shirt there was some powder. He reached up like this and brushed the powder off his shirt. This guy is 63, 225 pounds, big man. And he fell to the floor unconscious and overdosed. They administered narcan immediately but it wasnt enough. They had to rush him to the hospital, where two more narcan doses were administered. And luckily his life was saved. His police chief said he would have died he had been alone. His police chief said, what if he had gone home with that powder on his shirt and hugged his kid . Thats just an example of what were facing. Its an obvious its obviously de
Ryan, i know you went to the door of this father, asked him to speak with you. And eventually he did come out. This is the toughest part of our jobs. Unimaginable type of tragedy. When you hear him, youll understand the pain he is under. He wanted to make sure he talked about the other families involved. You hurt for not only whats going in your family but the other families that have been impacted. Absolutely. As i said before, its been devastating for me and my family. But were not alone in this. My heart goes out to all the families that were affected by this. I know words wont bring their families back. I know theres i can say that will change what happened. But please believe me, my thoughts are with all of those families. And i hope that they can get through this. And you talked before, you said you were at a loss for words when it comes to Something Like this. There are so many questions that somebody can ask you. You really said you dont have any answers for them. Sometimes you