Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to baltimore and online viewer around the world good morning and welcome. Im dean of the John Hopkins Bloomberg school of Public Health. Want to extend a special welcome from president president bill clinton [and several pile simake Elijah Cummings and. Id like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator Barbara Mccosky whom we are now proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are authorized work with the Clinton Foundation to bring you this submit on americas Opioid Epidemic. This is a National Crisis that demands involvement from all levels of government, public and private organizations, as well as from individual citizens. Nearly 100 every day done every day near hi 100 die from opioid overdose. Over the past 15 years the death rate from opiode overdose has tripled. The causes are complex. Millions with chronic noncancer pain are prescribe opioids instead of safer alternatives, heroin is more available and increase leg cont
[inaudible conversations] good morning. I am from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School youalelcome to president ident clinton also several policy makers leading the way in Health Reform including congressman cummings both will be joining the program also in the audience the representation from the senator. Finally have a like to extend a warm welcomee to the senator that we are now proud. [applause] prod to call one of our own. We are honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation on one of the most important Public Health problems of americaa uses open 08 epidemic this is a crisis from all levels of government as well citizens. Nearly 100 every day die fromrd overdose over the past 15 years the rate has tripled in the causes are complex millions of chronic drug czar prescribed and said of lessee for alternatives w and also increasingly contaminated with sentinel and far too few people have to evidence based treatment to. So to prevent Substance Abuse disorders going back 50 years finding
Second in 2017 Foundation Series on science in the society. The first lecture this year on the brain and video games was held in march and the third in september will be on meditation so please keep an eye out for the announcement date. The foundation is a Philanthropic Organization that supports Brain Research programs, publications and Educational Programs like this one. For the last five years, weve partnered with the foundation to present an annual lecture series on society and by my count this as the lecture in a series. We are grateful for the Dana Foundation support of the series and for the leadership in the series and our scientific responsibility human rights and law program. Thank you. Welcome. It seems to me hardly a day goes by there isnt a story i see either in a newspaper or o the n the evening news about the Opioid Crisis. And as i was thinking about that today, sure enough on the front page of the Washington Post is a story abouhas a story about he governors of marylan
Second in 2017 Foundation Series on science in the society. The first lecture this year on the brain and video games was held in march and the third in september will be on meditation so please keep an eye out for the announcement date. The foundation is a Philanthropic Organization that supports Brain Research programs, publications and Educational Programs like this one. For the last five years, weve partnered with the foundation to present an annual lecture series on society and by my count this as the lecture in a series. We are grateful for the Dana Foundation support of the series and for the leadership in the series and our scientific responsibility human rights and law program. Thank you. Welcome. It seems to me hardly a day goes by there isnt a story i see either in a newspaper or o the n the evening news about the Opioid Crisis. And as i was thinking about that today, sure enough on the front page of the Washington Post is a story abouhas a story about he governors of marylan
Good afternoon and welcome. Im charles dunlap, the director for the center for science policy and society programs. The lecture this afternoon on the Opioid Epidemic is the second in 2017 Foundation Series on science in the society. The first lecture this year on the brain and video games was held in march and the third in september will be on meditation so please keep an eye out for the announcement date. The foundation is a Philanthropic Organization that supports Brain Research programs, publications and Educational Programs like this one. For the last five years, weve partnered with the foundation to present an annual lecture series on society and by my count this as the lecture in a series. We are grateful for the Dana Foundation support of the series and for the leadership in the series and our scientific responsibility human rights and law program. Thank you. Welcome. It seems to me hardly a day goes by there isnt a story i see either in a newspaper or o the n the evening news a