U.S. Surgeon General on Twitter: "Since 1999, overdose deaths from opioids have more than quadrupled. Two million Americans are addicted to prescription opiates #RxSummit"

U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams. (Note: Tweets prior to 9/12/17 were from previous Surgeons General.)

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1. Matthew Holt‏ @boltyboy 29 Mar 2016
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  1% of Portuguese were addicted to illegal drugs like heroin--they fixed it by total decriminalization and mass support @Surgeon_General
  
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1. penny christy clark‏ @pennychristycl4 13 Feb 2017
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  ~ my daughter, her 5th OD, hospital keeps giving her oxycotten, percacet, ect, even after l told them NO
  
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1. penny christy clark‏ @pennychristycl4 13 Feb 2017
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  ~ Why are these dr.'s treating addicts w/the same thing they are addicted to? Even after being told NO... Thats a problem!!
  
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1. CaptainTom‏ @pfreely45 29 Mar 2016
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  2 million? Bull! CDC data said 461 non-medical users/OD. @Surgeon_General
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1. CaptainTom‏ @pfreely45 29 Mar 2016
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  20 million addicted, not 2 million. Based on your 2 million number you would have an overdose for every 46 addicts! NO WAY @Surgeon_General
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1. Natural Right‏ @Cannabis_Sense 29 Mar 2016
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  @Surgeon_General Know what can help #turnthetide on opioid overdoses? Medical cannabis. Do you have the courage to have an open mind there?
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1. Cee A. Davis,MD,MPH‏ @cdBRComHealth 2 Apr 2016
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  @Surgeon_General,our Health District coming together @CommunityHealthForum to #prevent #opioid#addiction
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