Sentences with phrase «opioid crisis among»

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The next HHS Secretary will have to address America's opioid epidemic crisis; funding for scientific research; and proposed reforms to the drug approval process, among much, much more.

A new limit on the amount of opiates a physician can prescribe at once is among a handful of changes lawmakers plan to make in an effort to combat the state's ongoing heroin and opioid addiction crisis.

Among them was Legislator Patrick Burke, D - Buffalo, who initially proposed spending $ 1 million from county savings to address the opioid crisis.

The findings are among many in a survey exploring attitudes and awareness of Americans about the opioid epidemic in particular and drug misuse in general, as well as how to address the crisis.

Opponents of medical marijuana argue that such laws increase recreational marijuana use among adolescents, while advocates contend that medical marijuana helps to address the US opioid crisis by reducing overdose deaths.