At www. Cspan. Org, on our home page, and by searching the video library. Next a look at the economic and societal impact of the open would crisis. Witnesses been the joint Economic Committee include mike dewan who discusses the lawsuit he has filed against pharmaceutical companies concerning prescription opioids. This is just over 90 minutes. Good morning and welcome. I want to welcome our Ranking Member and vice chairman and other members of the committee who join me in expressing the importance of holding a hearing on the threatening increase of opioid abuse. Drug abuse has become rampant in america and may be the worst the country has ever experienced. Its devastating families, degrading communities, and undermining several parts of our economy. For several states and districts represented by members of this committee, the problem is acute, as the map displayed shows. As figure one indicates the crisis has a regional character. My hometown of columbus, ohio is part of the crisis at
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Me about what happened that night . Reporter two trials. They have no evidence. Reporter a heartstopping finish. Youre gonna be holding the skull itself in front of the jury. It was a sacred thing for us to do. Reporter a daughters decadeslong search for her mothers murderer. You never heal from this, ever. He ruined my life, and he needs to pay for it. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Dennis Murphy with on a lonely road. Reporter a few feet from the city limits of toledo, ohio, a car swings around the corner onto a desolate stretch of road. Its dark. Wee hours. Just stabs of light spilling from the houses. Most people are asleep. He could so easily have missed her, lying in the grass on the side of the road. Her knees drawn up to her chest. Barely breathing. At first he drove right by doubled back for a closer look. And what he found launched a thirtyyear journey for one lonely child. Theres all these whys that have not been answered. Why was she forgotten about for