Helped pass 18 bipartisan bills to address the growing epidemic of opioid abuse in San Diego & across the country.http://scottpeters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-peters-acts-to-address-national-opioid-epidemic …
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#opioidepidemic is widespread, but affects communities differently. This gives@CityofSanDiego &@SanDiegoPD resources to fight abuse in SD.1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes -
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This included measures to increase the availability of Naloxone, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug.http://usat.ly/1T5nzE4
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Educating healthcare professionals about opioid overdose reversal medication will help them better treat patients.
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We helped provide treatment for pregnant & postpartum women and improve care for babies born with an opioid addiction.
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The Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act will help us learn more about NAS-- a relatively new syndrome. http://bit.ly/1YqjM4o
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We also directed the VA to better track opioid use in our veterans community, a group that's been hit particularly hard by #opioidepidemic.
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Finally, we created a task force to review best practices for pain management & prescriptions to prevent opioid addiction.
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