(Heroin Operations Team) with Sheriff Chapman. We were joined by Rick Collette who lost his daughter to an overdose, as well as Baltimore-Washington HIDTA Director Tom Carr, Former DEA Chief of Operations Richard Fiano, Commonwealth's Attorney James Plowman, Former...
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DEA Special Agent in Charge Washington, DC Division Karl C. Colder, Family Practice Attorney John Whitbeck, Melissa Hinton a Community Recovery Advocate with Project Loudoun Serenity House, Dr. John Morgan, Operational Medical Director, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue,
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Michelle Petruzzello of Loudoun County Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and Loudoun County Public School's Blaise Carland, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, to discuss Loudoun's whole-of-government approach to combat heroin overdose and deaths caused by illicit opioids.
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I shared initiatives passed by Congress to address this epidemic including my efforts to increase funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program and the $4 billion Congress has appropriated to address the opioid epidemic to provide education, treatment,
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law enforcement assistance and Narcan programs and more. I discussed my legislation, the Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act, which will facilitate better clinical data on non-opioid alternatives so doctors have more prescribing options and fewer opioids are...
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prescribed, lowering the rate of addiction. Due to the risks inherent in opioid use, medical use of opioids should be a decision that is made with great care and this bill will better inform this decision so patients and doctors have the best available data at their fingertips...
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when considering treatment routes. Virginia also received a Health Resources and Services Administration grant for over $6 million which will enable 25 community health centers, academic institutions, and rural organizations to expand access to integrated substance use...
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disorder and mental health services. We all have a role to play in responding to this public health crisis, and tonight’s programs brought together a broad cross section of the people engaged in tackling this crisis.
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Fake opioid fighter Comstock voted to strip DEA of its main tool against opioid companies. They rewarded her generously with campaign funding.pic.twitter.com/DOiYS5S1NN
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Blah blah, you vote with
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82% of those votes were bipartisan. Sen. Wexton cannot say the same, seeing as how she was voted the #1 liberal state senator in VA.
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Lol. This is a joke right. Barbara Trumpstock has refused to stand up against the President. Her deficit busting votes are future tax increases for me and my children
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You voted to take unemployment benefits away from addicts, you hypocrite. Is that what you consider “help”?
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David, the issue
@RepComstock has is she votes with Trump 97.8% This country needs a check on Trump not a stamp.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Oh, and speaking of data, have you seen what happens to the rate of opioid use in places where people are allowed to use cannabis?
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How much NRA, Russia and Saudi paid you? Hold a town hall.
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