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With on the president s commission on opioid addiction. Where is our host . Governor Gina Raimondo . Shes late to her own party. Shell be joining us up here later along with roy as well as our distinguished speakers to talk about this Opioid Epidemic which is a relevant issue for us all. Its now claiming the lives of an estimated 90 americans a day. I am not the first person to make that mistake. In massachusetts we had about 2,000 deaths in 2016, more than five deaths per day, more than all the deaths associated with automobile accidents and gunshots combined. There was a 22 increase in opioid related ems transports between 2015 and 2016. In the First Quarter of 2017, the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed in massachusetts declined by 23 compared with the same period in 2015 and by 13 compared with the first three months of 2016. Thats for a number of reasons but among them in massachusetts you cant graduate from nursing school, dental school, Pharmacy School unless you take and
I want to welcome you all here today to talk about one of the most important issues that affects every state in the country, every community in the country, every neighborhood in the country, and that is the Opioid Epidemic that runs across this wonderful country of ours. This wonderful country of ours. I am charlie baker, the governor of massachusetts and vice chair of the ngas health and Human Services committee and i am especially pleased to be joined today by governor roy cooper from North Carolina, who i served with on the president s commission on opioid addiction, and where is our host, governor raimondo. Is she here . She is late to her own party. Gina will be joining us later along with roy along with our other distinguished speakers to talk about this Opioid Epidemic which is a pertinent and relevant issue for all of us. The Opioid Epidemic is claiming the lives of an estimated 90 americans a day. Im not the first person to make that mistake. In massachusetts, we had about 20
I want to welcome you all here today to talk about one of the most important issues that affects every state in the country, every community in the country, every neighborhood in the country, and that is the Opioid Epidemic that runs across this wonderful country of ours. This wonderful country of ours. I am charlie baker, the governor of massachusetts and vice chair of the ngas health and Human Services committee and i am especially pleased to be joined today by governor roy cooper from North Carolina, who i served with on the president s commission on opioid addiction, and where is our host, governor raimondo. Is she here . She is late to her own party. Gina will be joining us later along with roy along with our other distinguished speakers to talk about this Opioid Epidemic which is a pertinent and relevant issue for all of us. The Opioid Epidemic is claiming the lives of an estimated 90 americans a day. Im not the first person to make that mistake. In massachusetts, we had about 20
I want to welcome you all here today to talk about one of the most important issues that affects every state in the country, every community in the country, every neighborhood in the country, and that is the Opioid Epidemic that runs across this wonderful country of ours. This wonderful country of ours. I am charlie baker, the governor of massachusetts and vice chair of the ngas health and Human Services committee and i am especially pleased to be joined today by governor roy cooper from North Carolina, who i served with on the president s commission on opioid addiction, and where is our host, governor raimondo. Is she here . She is late to her own party. Gina will be joining us later along with roy along with our other distinguished speakers to talk about this Opioid Epidemic which is a pertinent and relevant issue for all of us. The Opioid Epidemic is claiming the lives of an estimated 90 americans a day. Im not the first person to make that mistake. In massachusetts, we had about 20