Indiana is 1 of 4 states where the drug overdose mortality rate has quadrupled since 1999. In 2015, there were 529 drug overdose deaths involving an opioid in the #Hoosier state alone.
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Grant County’s Opioid and Substance Abuse Task Force, which has been in existence since 2014, is working hard to put an end to the devastating
#opioid and heroin epidemic that is taking the lives of too many Hoosiers.Show this thread
The Task Force unites members of the medical community, to members of the #education and #lawenforcement communities, in order to discuss and implement best practices to combat the #opioidepidemic on all fronts.
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@POTUS has prioritized combating the opioid and heroin epidemic with the establishment of his Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis >>https://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-praises-the-president-s-commission-on-combating-drug-addiction …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Last year,
@POTUS declared the#opioidcrisis a nationwide public health emergency and earlier this month, the President extended that designation.https://susanwbrooks.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/brooks-statement-on-declaration-of-opioid-crisis-as-a-nationwide-public …Show this thread -
Heartbreaking statistic: According to the
@CDCgov, opioids killed more than 42,000 people in 2016, more than any year on record.Show this thread
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Family wellness, mental health, public health type resonate, not simply a legal issue, for sure
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