U.S. Surgeon General on Twitter: "This week I'm sending 2.3M health professionals a letter, the 1st time my office has done this to address public health crisis #TurnTheTide"

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. HepCAP‏ @Hep_CAP 25 Aug 2016
  Replying to @Surgeon_General
  
  Thank you for including message that opioid epidemic has led to more hep C infections!
  
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1. Kathleen McD‏ @Kathleenthinks 25 Aug 2016
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  THANK. YOU.
  
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1. Alicia D.‏ @fdcd9f717987478 25 Aug 2016
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  SINCERELY... A letter will NOT help until "The Practice" of westernized medicine practices CHANGES.
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1. Alicia D.‏ @fdcd9f717987478 25 Aug 2016
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  Pharmaceutical Companies are busy making the almighty dollar pushing man made medicines via doctor's; NO morals & values
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1. Alicia D.‏ @fdcd9f717987478 25 Aug 2016
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  however, good look... T/Y
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1. Debbie Lauer‏ @PtdDebbie 26 Aug 2016
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  thank you from families that have endured this terrible epidemic. Let us know how we can help. Thank you!
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1. Kanupriya Kumar‏ @KanupsKumar 26 Aug 2016
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  it's more than "health professionals" that need to take a pledge, though.
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1. Disoptimist‏ @MsAnthropissd 26 Aug 2016
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  I found yours to be a very hollow letter, without any real plans. I sent you a very different letter today. Please read it.
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