For months my colleagues & I have been insistent that any budget agreement include key funding to reverse the spike in opioid deaths. This is a national emergency that’s taken the lives of far too many Americans.
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In the Rochester & Finger Lakes region, in 2016, there were 172 opioid-related deaths, a 45% increase from 2015.
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In the Southern Tier in 2016, there were 125 opioid-related deaths, an increase of 39% from 2015
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In 2016, there were 340 opioid-related deaths in the Hudson Valley -up 15% from 2015- and 343 opioid-related deaths in Western New York -up 11%.
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In the Capital Region, in 2016, there were 111 opioid-related deaths, up 5% from 2015 and in the North Country, in both 2016 & 2015, there were 59 opioid-related deaths.
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Then you have states like FL that are just flat out refusing to treat chronic pain. So we have to suffer even though we DON'T abuse our meds. THIS IS A PROBLEM TOO CHUCK! Pain wears you down in EVERY way. We should not be treated like addicts when we have long history compliance
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Chronic pain sufferers are committing suicide at alarming rates because they're forced to accept a life of hell because of drug abusers.
#PainKillshttps://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/5/27/are-cdcs-opioid-guidelines-causing-more-suicides …
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Please end visa lottery ,end chain migration ,fund wall , fund infrastructure , repeal ocare regulations that focus on redundant paperwork not patients , pass Kate’s law only after that daca can apply by merit
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Chuck - YOU are one of the people who created this mess through your whack liberal policies. When will you accept the blame and start using your private money to help fix it?
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Quit citing Stats & LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
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How do illegal opioids get into the U.S? Build the wall Chuckles.
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Start by. Following the president's example. Donate your salary to this problem
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Sad but GOP could care less abt R ppl's downfall, whether is opioid,cancer,health in general,financial or educational.Thom Hartmann:"This predatory nature of Reaganomics is devastating us".We had 35 yrs of it & U included.It's time 4 U & rest of MOC,2 make up 4 it!No more lies!
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#SchumckySchumer why are you so worried? You didn't lose 242 voters, somebody will just have to vote for them as usual.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Pretty good ratio considering the overall population. Can't save everyone and there isn't a cure for stupid. Heck if there was you would have taken it years ago. You are a miserable human. Obama care hurt people!
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Deaths from opioid OD's have been a problem for a really long time, Schumer. You politicians just ignored the problem until young whites started dying.
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