The growing opioid and heroin epidemic affects not only those - TopicsExpress



          

The growing opioid and heroin epidemic affects not only those afflicted by addiction, but also their families, their communities, and every part of our country. Treating addiction as a disease is essential to overcoming this crisis. Yesterday, Congresswoman Renee Ellmers, Congressman Bill Owens, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui, and I sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting that SAMHSA uses its existing authority to update outdated regulations to comprehensively address the disease of addiction, allowing patients to access the right treatment at the right time based on their individual circumstances.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:46:02 +0000

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