Dive into our witness testimony as well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and the production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated americans staggering death rate. In 2017 more than 70,000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of death in the United States. Of those 60 involved prescription opioids such as fentanyl. American. Up better against the Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older abuse to opioids. 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans die each day from an opioid overdose. We know the untimely death from widespread abuse of prescription and nonprescription opioids but they know from our familys neighbors and friends of the Opioid Crisis is not over. We must continue contending with this crisis. That being said we have made Great Strides in the past three years to help combat this crippling ep