Opioid abuse is a national epidemic that continues to grow at an alarming rate & calls for action on a large scale. (1/9)
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FACT: In 2013, more WI residents died from drug overdoses than car crashes, suicide, breast cancer, colon cancer, guns, flu, or HIV. (3/9)
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FACT: Drug overdose deaths in Wisconsin doubled from 2004 to 2013, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. (4/9)
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It's more than clear that Congress must take action address the heroin & opioid abuse epidemic immediately. We can't delay. (5/9)
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There are many actions we can and must take now. There should be additional funding for prevention, treatment & recovery efforts. (6/9)
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Also, we must provide more resources to our 1st responders, healthcare providers & criminal justice system to respond to this crisis. (7/9)
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That is why I am supporting this emergency funding legislation to address the heroin & opioid abuse epidemic. (8/9) http://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/us-senator-tammy-baldwin-supports-emergency-funding-bill-to-combat-opioid-and-heroin-abuse …
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It is also why I support @POTUS' proposal to invest $1.1 billion in the next budget to address this epidemic. (9/9) http://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/us-senator-tammy-baldwin-supports-emergency-funding-bill-to-combat-opioid-and-heroin-abuse …
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