Test. Test test. Test test test. Test. Test test. Test test test. There is something about highcontent thc that is triggering psychosis. And we need to recognize it. My times up. Thank you. Madam chair. Gentlewomans time has expired. Pleasure to recognize the gentleman from montana, mr. Am i right . Mr. Gianforte. Thank you, madam chair. Thank you to the panel being here today. Understanding the full consequences of readily available marijuana on Public Health and individuals is imperative. Weve heard that today. We should be concerned about the lack of federal research on marijuana because when we consider such a drastic change, we must ensure that policy is based on sound science. So the focus today on research is very appropriate. In november i joined with 16 other members of congress in asking attorney general barr to study the societal impacts of legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. As we start to see preliminary data from states like colorado and oregon, its important
Adams spoke yesterday about federal efforts to combat the Opioid Epidemic. From the pew chartable trusitab this is an hour. Okay. Good afternoon. Im the executive Vice President and chief Program Officer here at the Pew Charitable trust. I am delighted to join you in welcoming our very special guest, vice admiral jerome m. Adams. No other Public Health Leader Speaks with the knowledge and expertise and moral authority that comes with being Surgeon General. And thats why when dr. Adams speaks, americans listen. Behavior changes and lives are saved. And in the very best tradition of previous Surgeon Generals who educated the american people, rallied the health care community, and changed the culture surrounding tobacco, hiv, nutrition, and other Public Health challenges, dr. Adams is now leading the fight against the epidemic of opioid misuse. Opioid overdoses were responsible for nearly 48,000 deaths in 2017 and 2 Million People in the United States suffer from opioid use disorder, whic
Good afternoon. Im the executive Vice President and chief Program Officer here at the Pew Charitable trust. I am delighted to join you in welcoming our very special guest, vice admiral jerome m. Adams. The 20th Surgeon General of the United States. No other publichealth speaker Leader Speaks with the knowledge and expertise and moral authority that comes with being Surgeon General. And thats why when dr. Adams speaks, americans listen. Behavior changes and lives are saved. And in the very best tradition of previous Surgeon Generals who educated the american people, rallied the health care community, and changed the culture surrounding tobacco, hiv, nutrition, and other Public Health challenges, dr. Adams is now leading the fight against the epidemic of opioid misuse. Opioid overdoses were responsible for nearly 48,000 deaths in 2017 and 2 Million People in the United States suffer from opioid use disorder, which we know is a chronic debilitating brain condition. Pew is also working to
Drugfree living situation for recovering addicts. An gitlow we live in incredibly healthconscious country. How many of you have ever bought all the old water . [laughter] dr. Gitlow when you buy the bottled water, are you concerned there is bpa in the plastic . Yes, you are. You are concerned to such an extent about health and that you decide to buy something that you can get for free out of your tap, then are further concerned about whether there is something called bpa in the plastic. If you go to the grocery store, there are aisles full of products, supplements, you can take, ranging from willow bark to lcarnitine. All of which might be helpful, but sells tremendously well. We even passed laws that are a minority oflp people in the country in order to protect their health. What is one such law . A big one is the seatbelt law. We all put on our seatbelts because we have to and because we know that we dont want to go through windshield. The reason why the law is there is to make it so
Has two ends and the churchs teachings on this and clear for many years. But the flourishing of the person here and now as a citizen of this world and their eternal and as a citizen of the world to come and so the mission and the vision of our schools we try to keep that very much within our minds because it matters to the children in front of us. That is what makes our schools different. [applause] im going to assume that is the same mission as the Charter Schools. What makes the Charter Schools unique and different . Again, it is a diverse committee. Depending on the state law that allows for the creation of Charter Schools you we will have different types. One of the things we do is Grade Charter School law based upon strength and last year we produced a document that looked at the movement and the quality how innovative. And the thing we base it on is whether as an entrepreneur or you are able to open a school and come up with different types of curricula, different modes of delive