Necessarily mean fatal overdoses. And a lot of people overdose. Thank got they dont fatally. If we had supervised Consumption Services it would reduce those fatal and nonfatal. Commissioner chow we have norman tanner, shawn laura and dr. Alex crowell. Hi, im clara nichols. Im a pharmacy student at ucsf. I have a comment and then question. My first is my comment. I wanted to thank everyone for coming up today and sharing their story. It gave me a more humanistic perspective on the need for injection sites which is different than the perspective i walked in here with today. The task force recommended an integrated model with staffing. They mentioned differences with Behavioral Health and also recommended Community Engagement and education. My question is what role do you see pharmacists playing within Health Care Services and are going to be offered and also what role do you see Health Care Providers playing with the education piece of it as well. Commissioner chow thank you. Next, pleas
English because the it doesnt necessarily mean fatal overdoses. And a lot of people overdose. Thank got they dont fatally. If we had supervised Consumption Services it would reduce those fatal and nonfatal. Commissioner chow we have norman tanner, shawn laura and dr. Alex crowell. Hi, im clara nichols. Im a pharmacy student at ucsf. I have a comment and then question. My first is my comment. I wanted to thank everyone for coming up today and sharing their story. It gave me a more humanistic perspective on the need for injection sites which is different than the perspective i walked in here with today. The task force recommended an integrated model with staffing. They mentioned differences with Behavioral Health and also recommended Community Engagement and education. My question is what role do you see pharmacists playing within Health Care Services and are going to be offered and also what role do you see Health Care Providers playing with the education piece of it as well. Commission
The subcommittee will come to order. I will recognize myself for an Opening Statement. The United States of america is in the midst of a fierce battle against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by. The epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West report deaths of those counties. The latest figures from the centers for Disease Control and prevention is astounding. 91 americans die every day from an overdose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this. I expect todays members will bring to the forefront key insights and potential solutions on this critical issue. In the previous congress, the energy and Commerce Committee led several initiatives to help address the the Opioid Epidemic. The comprehensive recovery act and the 21st century cures a
Classic moments of life and in 2011, it was selected in the issue, one of the best photos in life magazine for the past 75 years. American history tv, all weekend, every weekend, only on cspan3. The house energy and commerce subcommittee on health met yesterday to hear testimony from members of congress about how the nations Opioid Epidemic has affected their districts and their constituents. Texas congressman, michael burgess, chaired this hearing. Its three hours and fifteen minutes. The subcommittee will come to order and ill recognize myself for an opening statement. The United States of america is in the midst of a fierce battle against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live, this crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all report a growing number of Overdose Deaths in those c
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