Against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all report a dwroeg number of Overdose Deaths in those counties. The latest figures from the cdc is astounding, 91 americans die every day from an overdose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expected tos members will bring to the forefront key incites on this critical issue. In the Previous Congress the energy and Commerce Committee led several bipartisan initiatives to help address the epidemic. Theyre now law in providing resources at the state and local levels. Much needed policy changes are being implemented. The passage of both kara and cures. In fact, as a result of kara patients suffering from Substance Abuse now have great
Reporter elie, riley and maddie are having a ball at playroom of Childrens Hospital of philadelphia these identical triplets have come a long way, since being in the n icu at chop almost three years ago. Born 12 weeks premature the youngest maddie was in grave condition. Hospitalized here for months on end, with severe chronic lung disease. It was a long journey. She was in the nicu for 319 days. Reporter mom, brooke, would visit maddie every single day with the other two babies in toe. Maddie was finally released a month were her first birthday but she would be in and out of the hospital for the next two years, proving though to be quite a fighter. You can just see it, how much healthier shes getting because every year it is less and less hospital visits. Reporter returning to chop with her family for the Second Annual chronic lung disease re union, doctors and nurse whose cared for this very sick , tiny baby, just cant believe maddies progress. This was amaze to go me. She for a long
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