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Transcripts For CSPAN3 State Officials Testify On Opioid Epidemic 20170714

Good morning everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis battles in the states. Now, make no mistake the term combatting and battled are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of devastation around every corner of the nation. In 2015 there were more than in the u. S. , more than 33,000 deaths involved in opioid. 24 increase from the prior year. Overdose death rate in 2015 was almost seven times the rate of deaths from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. For 2016 weve already announced from New York Times weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdose and that is more in one year than all the names on the Vietnam Veterans memorial wall. And likely that number is underestimated because ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN State Officials Testify On Opioid Epidemic 20170717

Journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern monday morning. Join the discussion. State officials discuss efforts to combat opioid addiction. Two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the terms combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death and devastation affecting over corner of our nation. In 2015 there were more than 52,000 deaths from Drug Overdose in the u. S. With 33,000 involving opioid. 23 increase. In 2015 it was almost seven times the rate of deaths from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. In 2016, weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdoses, more in one year than all the names on the
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