Government
Apr. 19, 2017
Opioid crisis needs coordinated response
There has been a lack of coordinated effort to keep powerful drugs out of the hands of those who don't need them, while making sure that patients with legitimate pain maintain access to appropriate medications.
Mary Bono
principal
Mary Bono, a principal at Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting, was a member of Congress from 1998-2013. She is a co-convener, Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies and appointee, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
Over the past decade, a deadly opioid abuse epidemic has increased its dark stranglehold across our nation. The devastation to our families and communities can no longer be denied. This past year, we've witnessed gut-wrenching news clips of a small child buckled in the back seat of a car while the parents lay motionless and overdosing in the front; and the video of a terrified toddler pulling at her overdosed mother's comatose body, frantically pleading for her mother to wake up. Nationwid...
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