Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge addresses Trump's declaration of the opioid crisis as a public health emergency and urges support for her bill dubbed 'The Breaking Addition Act of 2017'....Rep Fudge represents parts of Cleveland and is one of two Blacks in congress from Ohio....Fudge said that "while I support the administration's decision to focus on the opioid crisis, more can be done to provide greater access to treatment."...Eighty-six percent of deaths from drug overdoses in Ohio in 2016 are attributed to opioids, a crisis that has hit White America with a vengeance, though it impacts people across racial and socioeconomic lines....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com
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| Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge |
CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM- WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), a Warrensville Heights Democrat who leads Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district, which includes the majority Black major American city of Cleveland, issued a press statement to ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers. after Thursday's announcement from the Trump administration declaring the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.
“I urge my colleagues and the administration to support my bill, the Breaking Addiction Act of 2017 (H.R. 2239)" said Fudge. "The Breaking Addiction Act would permit states to provide care for those suffering from addiction at certain treatment facilities with more than 16 beds. "
Ohio is one of the hardest hit states by the crisis with 86 percent of deaths from drug overdoses attributed last year alone to opioid deaths.
Ohio is one of the hardest hit states by the crisis with 86 percent of deaths from drug overdoses attributed last year alone to opioid deaths.
Although declaring the epidemic a state of emergency, President Trump has been stifled thus far because congress must approve any federal funds required to address a drug crisis that plagues White America with a vengeance, a crisis that, no, doubt, transcends racial and socioeconomic lines.
The congresswoman said that the allocation of federal resources by congress to combat the problem is a necessity.
“Ohio and the nation are in the middle of a deadly epidemic. opioids, heroin, and fentanyl have claimed thousands of lives throughout our State and the 11th Congressional District," said Fudge. "All too often, those who seek care are turned away because our communities cannot meet the demand for care.
Fudge said that "while I support the administration’s decision to focus on the opioid crisis, more can be done to provide greater access to treatment."
One of two Blacks in congress from Ohio, Fudge, a former Warrensville Height mayor and former president of the Congressional Black Caucus, wants an increase in access for treatment regarding the heroin and opiate epidemic.
“Every minute we restrict access to treatment is another minute a life is at risk," the congresswoman said. "Eliminating this antiquated provision will cut through unnecessary red tape, increase access to treatment, and give states the flexibility they need to save lives.”
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