Opioids have exacerbated americas staggering overdose death rates. In 2017 moreor than 70,000 peope died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related deaths in the United States. Se, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans died each day from an opioid openers. We did not know that some cost and disrupted lives or untimely deaths from widespread misuse of prescription and nonprescription opioids but we know from our family, our neighbors and our friend who bear the enduring lost loved ones that the opio crisis is not over. We must continue contending with this crisis. That being said, we made Great Strides over the past three years to help combat the epidemic, congress has passed landmark Bipartisan Legislation directed to combati
Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and a production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated american staggering overdosed death rate. In 2017, more than 70000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related death in the United States. Of those, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans died each day from an opioid openers. We did not know that some cost and disrupted lives or untimely deaths from widespread misuse of prescription and nonprescription opioids but we know from our family, our neighbors and our friend who bear the enduring lost loved ones that the opio crisis is not over. We must continue contending with this crisis. That being said, we made Great Strides over the past three years t
Good morning, everyone. I would like to welcome you to todays judiciary. On encryption excuse me thats not the right one. Tackling the Opioid Crisis a whole government approach and ill go ahead and start with Opening Statements from the Ranking Member and myself and i believe senator durbin has opening remarks and will die then to eyewitness testimony as well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and a production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated american staggering overdosed death rate. In 2017, more than 70000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related death in the United States. Of those, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americ
Back to dr. Chows question around the two different paths of equity and workforce equity. I know you wont achieve one without the other. Yes, theyre the same. Im wondering how will we find a way to measure the effect or impact an increasingly or achievement on the workforce equity goals and its impact on Health Equity and vice versa. Thats one question. The other is so thats an intersectionalty question and cannot be measured and then with our external partnerships. So with this alliance across the government, how do we both benefit that alliance and benefit from that over time so were not just sort of following standards that are set but, obviously, this is something that will be growing and experiencing over time and San Francisco is a unique environment in which to apply a lot of the things coming out of this. How does that relationship have some neutral benefit and is that something that we are going to be able to hear about and somehow influence . The relationship between us and o
Cant go to the bathroom in the high schools because theyre so full of smoke. So how, in fact, are you going to operationallize the what the goals are here . If you can get back to us. So just to let you know, in terms of that specific topic, we presented an indepth presentation to the Committee Just a few weeks ago and so we can make sure that you have the slides, because that slide goes into detail in terms of our Tobacco Control efforts. The article is in press and hopefully it will come out shortly and well make sure you get a copy. Then im wondering, if, in fact, we are such a high rate of vaping in the state, that was of 2018 right. Do you think or you have been able to measure whether or not any of the information now being put out to this population has reduced the amount of vaping . Youre asking a really good question. I think i mean, theres two major epidemics and one is in ecigaretting and juuls and theres cannabis and people because the National Outbreak is primarily from un