Portman Issues Column: We've Made Progress Treating Addiction, But There's Still More to Do
October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following column:
For far too long, prescription pain medication, heroin, and fentanyl have broken families apart and devastated communities in Ohio. In 2017, our opioid overdose death rate was almost three times the national average, with nearly a dozen Ohioans dying from these dangerous drugs every day surpassing car crashes as our state's number one killer. Since 2017, we've started to turn the tide against opioids. Last . . .
For far too long, prescription pain medication, heroin, and fentanyl have broken families apart and devastated communities in Ohio. In 2017, our opioid overdose death rate was almost three times the national average, with nearly a dozen Ohioans dying from these dangerous drugs every day surpassing car crashes as our state's number one killer. Since 2017, we've started to turn the tide against opioids. Last . . .