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.2 replies 2 retweets 0 likesShow 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.3 replies 3 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
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 …2 replies 1 retweet 2 likesShow this thread
Heartbreaking statistic: According to the @CDCgov, opioids killed more than 42,000 people in 2016, more than any year on record.
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