Hello everybody, thanks for tuning in the press tv, world news. In our top story, unilateral course of measures imposed by the United States a number of countries, including iran, have hampered their access to critically needed drugs and medical equipment, and now irans deputy permanent representative to the un says these measures violate human rights and continue to inflict. Immesurable harm on peoples health. Zahrah ershadi was speaking at the un general assembly. She said the detrimental effects of of these horrific measures on women, children and the elderly are selfevident. Ari shady especially highlighted the impact of us sanctions on children suffering from epidemiomosis, bolosa, which is a chronic skin disease. She said, as a result of sanctions imposed by the us in 2018, exports of all items needed to treat such patients in iran has stopped. Iranian diplomat noted this situation has led to great suffering and even death among children affected by this uh vicious disease. Airsh
Hello everyone, youre watching press tv live from the studios in tehran. Thank you for joining us. In todays top story, unilateral coersive measures imposed by the United States a number of countries, including iran have hampered their excess to critically needed drugs and medical equipment, especially during the covid pandemic. Now irans deputy permanent representative to the United Nations says these measures violate human rights and cont continue to inflict immeasurable harm on peoples health. Zahradi was speaking at a Un General Assembly meeting. She said the detrimental and severe negative effects of these horrific measures on women, children and the elderly are selfevident. Hrd is specially highlighted the impact of us on children suffering from epidermillosis, bilosa, which is a chronic skin disease. She said, the result of sanctions imposed by the us in 2018, exports of all items needed to treat such patients to iran have stopped. The iranian diplomat noted that this situation
Held a hearing on the growing problem of individuals buying illicit opioids over the internet and shipping them to the United States through the mail. The Opioid Crisis, sadly, continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported that more than 63,000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses. Indications are that number increased in 2017. These Overdose Deaths are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My own home state of ohio, we were told recently is now second in the country in terms of Overdose Deaths. Its heartbreaking. And increasingly, these overdoses are due to a synthetic heroin, illegal versions of fentanyl, a drug that is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin. In fact, in ohio, fentanyl and its variations were involved in 60 of the Overdose Deaths last year. So, its become the number one killer in ohio. The vast majority of illegal fentanyl is purchased online from labs in china and then shipped to the United States through the
Congress. President trumps date of the Union Address, tuesday at five on cspan. Live on the free cspan radio and alive on your tablet at cspan. Org. The Senate Permanent subcommittee on investigation held a hearing yesterday on how drug traffickers get opioid and other drugs through the us postal system. Witnesses at the hearing from work from the state department and Border Protection, Drug Enforcement administration and immigration and Customs Enforcement. This hearing will come to order. Thank you all for being here. Todays hearing continues the permit subcommittee on investigations work to combat the Opioid Epidemic that is ripping our communities across the country. The last congress subcommittee issued a bipartisan report on opioid related fraud and abuse in the Medicare Part b program. This Congress Committee held a hearing on the growing problem of individuals by illicit opioids over the internet and shipping them to the United States through the mail. The Opioid Crisis sadly c
2. Well hear from representatives from u. S. Postal service, state department, dea and customs. This hearing will come to order. Thank you all for being here. Todays hearing continues subcommittee on investigations work to combat the Opioid Epidemic gripping our communities across the country. A bipartisan report on opioid related fraud, abuse and part d medical program. Subcommittee held a hearing on buying elicit opioids over the internet and shipping them to the United States through the mail. The Opioid Crisis, sadly, continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported that more than 63,000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses. Indications are that number increased in 2017. These Overdose Deaths are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My own home state of ohio, we were told recently is now second in the country in terms of Overdose Deaths. Its heartbreaking. And increasingly, these overdoses are due to a synthetic heroin, illeg