They yelled at him to get up. When he tried and they realized he could not they waited a few minutes then went to talk to him. Them a call the trainers over and he went back to practice. That is when i went to practice with trainers helping them off the field when he collapsed. Not sure what was told to you as far as him telling the coach the two coaches were aware he had a headache and took no precautions to ensure his safety. My thoughts are with the shealy family since august 2011. Were it not for the courage of brendan henderson, dereks teammate and author of the anonymous email we never would have learned what happened to our son. We still dont know everything that happened. We did learn derek went for medical aid at least four times over three days, four times and was told to get back onto the field every time. So dereks death was preventable. Preventable. In just six days, that preseason football practice, derek suffered so much brain trauma but he died. My beautiful, smart, 22y
Welcome to the derek sheely conference, reducing catastrophic risk for student athletes. My name is brian hainline, the chief medical officer for the ncaa. I want to welcome everyone here, especially mr. And mrs. Sh eely, who will be speaking after me. Just a couple of housekeeping items. Refreshments are on the second floor. That is where we will be having lunch. This is an academic building. Classes are going on. This is being broadcast live. All of your remarks are going out to millions of people around the world who will be watching this. That is just the monday, and a few words of thanks. This is being cohosted with George Washington, University George washington university. Special thanks to president Thomas Leblanc of George Washington university, tonya vog el, the director of athletics who helped get this food together properly and chris kennelly, the associate director of athletics at George Washington university. John solomon is here from the Aspen Institute. The Aspen Instit
Tonights special program Opioid Crisis on the home front presented by Recovery Centers of america is brought to you by our presenting sponsor Recovery Centers of america forks heroin, opioid and alcohol Addiction Treatment call 800recovery. Now here are action news anchor Rick Williams and Health Reporter and registered nurse ally gorman. Tonight we are taking a closer look at Opioid Epidemic , crisis gripping the nation and one that does not discriminate. The effects are felt right now in cities, suburbs, and small towns across america. Rate. He problem is spreading opio killing five people every hour, and 115 people every day in the United States. In pennsylvania alone, drug overdoses are blamed for 13 deaths every day. Nearly seven others die in new jersey and delaware combined. Well, these are just some face s you will meet tonight they are mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, friends and coworkers all caught up in the Opioid Crisis. It can happen to anyone regardless of age, gend
Less talk about your work related emails. We asked for them last year and the state Department Gave us eig eight, if they had 90 of yours why did we get 8 . I dont know, initially what you asked for, but i know they tried to be responsive. 90 to 95 of them were on state. Gov, i understand that the committee broadened the scope of their request and in response, the tastate department has been trying to provide what you have requested and in the meantime, making all of the emails public. In the first request, you think theres only eight emails responsive to the request . I believe your first request was for benghazi and i believe the state department did a search and you expanded it to libya and weapons and a few other terms and i believe they conducted a diligent our jurisdiction is the same as it was. It has not grown. You say you turned over everything. I dont get a chance to watch you a lot on television, but when i see you interviewed, you make a point of saying i turned over everyt
To access. These affect to these effective medications resulting in a significant Addiction Treatment gap in our country. This is without question a chronic neurobiological disorder that starts with a genetic risk, is informed by the environment, and is solidified by the culture surrounding it. Not unlike diabetes or hypertension, we can effectively manage the disease but stopping that treatment prematurely costs us lives. Were here today to provide recommendations on how best to respond to the epidemic of prescription opioid and heroin misuse, addiction and related Overdose Deaths. According to the centers for disease control, we have reached epidemic levels in our country. Weve all seen the data and heard the shocking statistics. But whats not said or heard enough is that the 2. 3 Million People who need treatment for opioid addiction have a chronic disease of the brain. While we need to prevent other americans from developing addiction, these 2. 3 Million People need treatment now.