Sen. Collins: Continuing to Combat Opioid Epidemic - Public Health Crisis Within Public Health Crisis
July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement:
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As we continue to respond to COVID-19, we must not forget another public health emergency our country faces--the opioid epidemic. Last year, 504 Mainers died from drug overdoses, a 33 percent increase from 2019. This heartbreaking record exceeded the roughly 400 deaths caused by COVID-19 in 2020 in our state.
This tragedy is unfolding across the country, and no comm . . .
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As we continue to respond to COVID-19, we must not forget another public health emergency our country faces--the opioid epidemic. Last year, 504 Mainers died from drug overdoses, a 33 percent increase from 2019. This heartbreaking record exceeded the roughly 400 deaths caused by COVID-19 in 2020 in our state.
This tragedy is unfolding across the country, and no comm . . .