Cenk Uygur
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Do Republicans REALLY Care About The Opioid Epidemic?
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June 23, 2017
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3:51Now PlayingRepublicans are trying to trick the American public into thinking they’re doing something about the opioid epidemic. They’re only making it worse. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"America’s addiction crisis is the defining public health challenge of our time. In 2015, more than 52,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, the majority related to opioids — far more than died from car accidents. More than 20 million Americans live with substance use disorders, leading to immeasurable suffering for individuals and families and costing our nation a staggering $442 billion in health care costs, lost productivity and criminal justice expenses.
Tragically, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed by the House would be a major step backward in addressing the addiction epidemic in America, and the Senate is on the same harmful path.
Wherever I traveled as surgeon general, from Rust Belt cities to remote Alaskan fishing villages, I saw the toll of addiction on individuals and families who struggled with treatment shortages and the loss of loved ones to opioid overdoses. These stories compelled me to launch the Turn the Tide Rx initiative to improve opioid prescribing and to issue the first Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health in 2016.”*
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