America's Opioid Crisis

Opioid abuse and dependence on illegal opioids such as heroin and fentanyl is a national epidemic, a major threat to human life, labor participation, business and economic growth.

Just as there is no single reason and no one is responsible for the opioid epidemic, there is no single solution.

To successfully respond to this epidemic it is necessary for a wide range of stakeholders to contribute, including insurance companies, doctors, federal regulators, law enforcement agencies, and the community. In addition, it is necessary to change a wide range of policy as follows.

The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation recently called for governments, nonprofit organizations and industry leaders to find and solve solutions at all-day events called "eradication of the opioid crisis: from the community to the capital" I will. National Crisis Plan

Since then, we are very pleased to see that many of these ideas are incorporated into nearly 100 laws proposed by Congress.

Economic circles have made a great contribution to the fight against this tragedy - companies across the country are accelerating their efforts. From employers advertising the National Drug Recovery Day to insurance companies and pharmacies that limit the time it takes to prescribe prescription opioids, from preventing the prescription opioid from being diverted to illegal use, the business world solves this crisis Contributing to.

We urge Congress to promise to resolve all the problems of our opioid infectious diseases.

Yesterday afternoon President Cardo announced that the US opioid crisis is a public health emergency and that there is a good reason. The American Journal of Medicine Association presumes that nearly 6 million Americans suffer from suffering from opioid poisoning. The community contains the poorest and most vulnerable people. Solving the problem is beyond politics and is one of the fundamental empathy of humanity. Patients must use opioids only during treatment that fits their clinical situation and do not unnecessarily touch them for long-term use. This increases the risk of opioid addiction. In addition, as FDA does in other circumstances of our regulatory portfolio, we need to consider the broader impact of opioid use on public health. We need to consider personal and social impact

The current US guidelines for coping with the opioid crisis will increase pain and death rather than alleviating pain.

Last August, while playing golf rounds, President Cardinal announced that the US opioid crisis is "a state of emergency". Citizen's emergency situation is a reality - it opens the way for more money, more actions and more policy mitigation. But for all of these, the President must submit a government document that really constitutes the crisis. Somehow, the playing team forgot to file the file.

In response to the crisis, President Trump has recently established a committee to combat drug addiction and opioids. That mission is to advise the president to improve the federal response to the opioid crisis. The committee includes heads of major cabinet departments, including HHS secretary Tom Price. The National Association of Suicide Actions on Alcohol, Drugs and Health and surgeons' reports provide a roadmap for a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention and substance abuse. Positive and cooperative response to emotional and economic impacts of individuals, families, communities