[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2721-H2722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to address an issue that 
impacts all our congressional districts and communities: the opioid 
crisis.
  For years now, it seems that the only news about it has been bad 
news: 70,000 overdose deaths in 2017, widespread importation of deadly 
drugs like fentanyl, families devastated, lives wasted.
  But now, finally, some good news to report. In my district, 
specifically, in

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Hamilton County, we have had a 20 percent decrease in opioid deaths in 
the first half of 2018.
  The decline is the result of multiple prevention efforts, a task 
force of first responders, law enforcement, health officials, and 
community leaders all working together to tackle this deadly epidemic. 
Their efforts are truly saving lives in our community.
  Most importantly, their successes can be used as a model to help save 
thousands and thousands of lives across the country. And I can't think 
of any better news than that.

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