Macklemore becomes the first rapper in history to appear on the President's weekly address
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Let CAC junkies be CAC junkies
Fukk em.
Fukk em.
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He didn't appear as a rapper though. He appeared as Nancy Reagan
I think it's amazing the way the Obama administration has went out of their way to protect heroin addicts and pill heads .
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Aaaaaand these drugs are perfectly legal while weed isn't.....
Ms. Elaine
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Is it not amazing ? They spent twenty years locking up blacks , not they will rescue the whites
Obama is a tranny loving fukk nikka
yea but at this point they wont be able to do anything
big pharma way too powerful
This is what is so upsetting. It's been proven doctors prescribes blacks less pain meds but will supply whites with any type of drug known to man and because of this many whites are becoming more and more and addicted and dying from them. Now it's an epidemic?! But no one will acknowledge the reason behind it.
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>>>The President noted that while the House of Representatives passed several bills on opioids this week, without more funding to expand treatment, these bills will not be enough to provide Americans the help they need. President Obama said there is hope, and that when we treat substance use disorder as the public health problem it is, more people will get the help they need. If you are looking for treatment in your area, call 1-800-662-HELP.
House Passes Bills to Combat Opioid Abuse in U.S.
Overdose deaths involving the drugs tripled from 2000 through 2014, according to CDC
House Passes Bills to Combat Opioid Abuse in U.S.
Prescription painkillers, heroin and other opioids were involved in 61% of the 47,055 drug overdose deaths in the country in 2014, the CDC said. Photo: M. Scott Brauer for The Wall Street Journal
By
Kate O’Keeffe
Updated May 12, 2016 7:43 p.m. ET
20 COMMENTS
The House passed several bills Thursday to combat the country’s growing problems with painkiller abuse and heroin use, which health officials say are now causing more Americans to die from drug overdoses than traffic accidents.
The bills, approved with broad bipartisan support, provide for substance abuse treatment, education and law enforcement efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic, among other provisions. They join related bills passed earlier in the week.
A centerpiece of the package, a bill authorizing $103 million in grants for a range of services, passed Thursday in a 413-5 vote.
The rare instance of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats in a tense election season comes as overdose deaths involving opioids tripled from 2000 through 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Prescription painkillers, heroin and other opioids were involved in 61% of the 47,055 drug overdose deaths in the country in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available, the CDC said. In all, there were roughly 1½ times as many overdose deaths in the U.S. that year as motor vehicle fatalities.
Rep. Dan Donovan (R., N.Y.), a former district attorney in Staten Island, said in an interview he has seen firsthand the way that addiction treatment centers struggle to get even basic resources.
“In the treatment field, there’s never enough beds,” Mr. Donovan said. “When you have somebody who’s ready to go [into treatment], you can’t tell them to come back a week from now. You’ve lost that person. You’ve got to grab them right then.”
For Republicans, the opioid votes provide a chance to show action on a high-profile issue at a time when Congress is often criticized for gridlock. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has touted the votes several times this week.
While Democrats generally supported the measures, they criticized Republicans for not providing new funding, saying that will limit the bills’ effectiveness. Like the Senate bill, the House measures redirect money from existing funding streams.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D., Conn.), whose amendment to provide an extra $600 million in emergency funds was rejected by the full House, took aim at the Republican leadership in a speech on the floor.
“We have an epidemic in this country which far surpasses any challenge presented by a natural disaster,” Mr. Courtney said, illustrating his argument with maps showing where opioid overdoses occurred. “If we had an attack on the homeland that took the number of lives that these maps represent, this Congress would be on fire.”
Republicans characterized such complaints as political posturing in an election year, saying the programs would be sufficiently funded without additional spending.
House leaders plan to vote Friday to assemble most of the opioid bills into a single measure, a package similar to legislation passed by the Senate in March. After the House and Senate resolve differences between the two versions, President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill into law.
Officials across the government have ratcheted up their efforts to fight the epidemic in recent months. Mr. Obama in February proposed $1.1 billion in new funding to fight opioid abuse, the CDC in March issued its first recommendations to primary-care clinicians on prescribing opioids, and the Food and Drug Administration that same month pledged to institute additional safety-label changes for opioid painkillers.
The epidemic is notable for affecting people across race and income levels. The death of pop musician Prince last month from a possible opioid overdose put another spotlight on the issue.
The cause of the legendary musician’s death remains unclear as authorities await toxicology results, but Prince had what appeared to be prescription painkillers in his possession when he died, just six days after overdosing on the opioid painkiller Percocet, according to a law-enforcement official.
House Passes Bills to Combat Opioid Abuse in U.S.
Overdose deaths involving the drugs tripled from 2000 through 2014, according to CDC
House Passes Bills to Combat Opioid Abuse in U.S.
Prescription painkillers, heroin and other opioids were involved in 61% of the 47,055 drug overdose deaths in the country in 2014, the CDC said. Photo: M. Scott Brauer for The Wall Street Journal
By
Kate O’Keeffe
Updated May 12, 2016 7:43 p.m. ET
20 COMMENTS
The House passed several bills Thursday to combat the country’s growing problems with painkiller abuse and heroin use, which health officials say are now causing more Americans to die from drug overdoses than traffic accidents.
The bills, approved with broad bipartisan support, provide for substance abuse treatment, education and law enforcement efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic, among other provisions. They join related bills passed earlier in the week.
A centerpiece of the package, a bill authorizing $103 million in grants for a range of services, passed Thursday in a 413-5 vote.
The rare instance of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats in a tense election season comes as overdose deaths involving opioids tripled from 2000 through 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Prescription painkillers, heroin and other opioids were involved in 61% of the 47,055 drug overdose deaths in the country in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available, the CDC said. In all, there were roughly 1½ times as many overdose deaths in the U.S. that year as motor vehicle fatalities.
Rep. Dan Donovan (R., N.Y.), a former district attorney in Staten Island, said in an interview he has seen firsthand the way that addiction treatment centers struggle to get even basic resources.
“In the treatment field, there’s never enough beds,” Mr. Donovan said. “When you have somebody who’s ready to go [into treatment], you can’t tell them to come back a week from now. You’ve lost that person. You’ve got to grab them right then.”
For Republicans, the opioid votes provide a chance to show action on a high-profile issue at a time when Congress is often criticized for gridlock. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has touted the votes several times this week.
While Democrats generally supported the measures, they criticized Republicans for not providing new funding, saying that will limit the bills’ effectiveness. Like the Senate bill, the House measures redirect money from existing funding streams.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D., Conn.), whose amendment to provide an extra $600 million in emergency funds was rejected by the full House, took aim at the Republican leadership in a speech on the floor.
“We have an epidemic in this country which far surpasses any challenge presented by a natural disaster,” Mr. Courtney said, illustrating his argument with maps showing where opioid overdoses occurred. “If we had an attack on the homeland that took the number of lives that these maps represent, this Congress would be on fire.”
Republicans characterized such complaints as political posturing in an election year, saying the programs would be sufficiently funded without additional spending.
House leaders plan to vote Friday to assemble most of the opioid bills into a single measure, a package similar to legislation passed by the Senate in March. After the House and Senate resolve differences between the two versions, President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill into law.
Officials across the government have ratcheted up their efforts to fight the epidemic in recent months. Mr. Obama in February proposed $1.1 billion in new funding to fight opioid abuse, the CDC in March issued its first recommendations to primary-care clinicians on prescribing opioids, and the Food and Drug Administration that same month pledged to institute additional safety-label changes for opioid painkillers.
The epidemic is notable for affecting people across race and income levels. The death of pop musician Prince last month from a possible opioid overdose put another spotlight on the issue.
The cause of the legendary musician’s death remains unclear as authorities await toxicology results, but Prince had what appeared to be prescription painkillers in his possession when he died, just six days after overdosing on the opioid painkiller Percocet, according to a law-enforcement official.
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