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February 08, 2022

US Report finds Mexico is dominant source of fentanyl trafficked into US

Credit: CNN Politics, Veronica Stracqualursi (CNN) – A new government report out Tuesday details how opioid trafficking in the United States has…

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February 08, 2022

Government commission: Synthetic drug trafficking a ‘national security’ emergency

Credit: POLITICO, Phelim Kine A government commission tasked with developing solutions to the U.S. synthetic opioid crisis called Tuesday for urgent action…

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February 08, 2022

Report: New strategy for opioids and a Cabinet-level leader

Credit: Associated Press, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter…

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February 08, 2022

Overdose epidemic costs US $1T per year: research

Credit: The Hill, Brad Dress The ongoing opioid epidemic is costing the U.S. $1 trillion every year, posing “a threat to…

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February 08, 2022

Trone, Cotton Lead U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, Release Final Report Outlining Its Key Findings and Proposals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2022 CONTACT Sasha Galbreath (Trone), Sasha.Galbreath@mail.house.gov  Caroline Tabler (Cotton), Caroline_Tabler@cotton.senate.gov Taylor St. Germain (Markey), Markey_Press@markey.senate.gov Caroline Banaszak (Upton), Caroline.Banaszak@mail.house.gov…

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February 08, 2022

Overdose deaths cost US $1 trillion annually, bipartisan report finds

Credit: ABC News, Quinn Owen The drug overdose epidemic in the United States, now primarily driven by synthetic opioids like…

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February 08, 2022

The Health 202: Biden just lost his cancer moonshot chief

Credit: Washington Post, Rachel Roubein Out this morning: New report on synthetic opioids. The Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking released five-pronged…

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February 08, 2022

Drug overdoses are costing the U.S. economy $1 trillion a year, government report estimates

Credit: CNBC, Chloe Taylor Fatal opioid overdoses are thought to be costing the U.S. economy $1 trillion each year, government…

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February 08, 2022

Trone, Cotton Lead U.S. Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, Release Final Report Outlining Its Key Findings and Proposals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2022 CONTACT Sasha Galbreath (Trone), Sasha.Galbreath@mail.house.gov Caroline Tabler (Cotton), Caroline_Tabler@cotton.senate.govTaylor St. Germain (Markey), Markey_Press@markey.senate.govCaroline Banaszak (Upton),…

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February 07, 2022

Trone, Emmer, Turner, Tonko Introduce Legislation to Allow Medicaid to Cover Pre-Trial Detainees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 7, 2022 Contact: Sloane Gallagher, Sloane.Gallagher@mail.house.gov Trone, Emmer, Turner, Tonko Introduce Legislation to Allow Medicaid…

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