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their children and we need to tackle this growing epidemic. todd: 1 have this comment from the vape technology association, and the history of the united states prohibition never worked, didn t work with alcohol, won t work with e-cigarette, this will lead to a black market that will operate with 0 safety control but as you said we have to do something. absolutely. they wanted to eliminate the flavors other than tobacco flavor because most kids, 10 and 12-year-olds teenagers are attracted to fruit flavors, cotton candy, fruit punch, gummy bears, they don t like mint and menthol and tobacco flavors which we have to take steps to protect our future generations, just like the surgeon general says, just like our hhs secretary said. this is just one step to combat this epidemic. it makes sense. we appreciate you joining us with your expertise, have a good day. the time is 20 minutes until the
growing epidemic, and what help can congress provide to assist you in your efforts? congress, i appreciate that question, and i know ohio has been dramatically affected by the opioid crisis. we have done a lot at the department of justice, and i would like to partner with this committee, and i m sure general barr would as well to combat and have additional tools to combat this opioid crisis. but some of the things we have done is we set up in 2017 the opioid fraud and detection unit, which was a way that the justice department could utilize data to help combat the devastating opioid crisis. we did the largest health care fraud takedown in june of 2018. we set up the pill task force, otherwise known as the prescription intradiction task force in 2017. we set up an innovative way and
growing epidemic, and what help can congress provide to assist you in your efforts? congressman, i appreciate that question. i know how ohio has been dramatically affected by the opioid crisis. we have done a lot at the department of justice and i would like to partner with this committee, and i m sure general barr would as well, to combat and have additional tools to cop bat this opioid crisis. some of the things we have done is set up in 2017 the opioid fraud and detection unit which was a way that the justice department could utilize data to help combat the devastating opioid crisis. we did the largest health care fraud takedown in june of 2018. we set up the pill task force, otherwise known as the prescription, interdiction and litigation task force in february of 2018. we set up a really innovative way called operation sos, which was synthetic opioid surge.
the opiod crisis is a big deal in ohio, particularly affecting rob portman s vote on the health care bill, which slashes the money for treatment in this growing epidemic. here is jacob soberof who is investigating the crisis. reporter: overdoses are now killing more americans than ever before and ohio is the epicenter in that epidemic. as politicians back in washington debate the particulars of that health care bill, the death toll continues to skyrocket daily because of a drug so powerful you could die just by touching it. in what local officials say is the overdose capital of america, montgomery county sheriff has fentanyl, which is