Every 12.4 minutes in America, opioids kill someone. This crisis is fracturing families and communities across our country. Our opioid plight didn't appear overnight, and it's not going away any faster. Still, we're moving in the right direction, as illustrated by President Trump signing the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, sweeping bipartisan legislation to fight opioid misuse and abuse.
I've been tracking this legislation from the beginning because for me, it's personal.