Huge thanks to @IDAorg for this amazing honor. And, of course, to the entire team behind #TheTrade + @Showtime, which has made it available for free: https://t.co/i57MoATFRq
Thank you, @POTUS@realDonaldTrump for making this a priority.
Fentanyl is manufactured in China.
Fentanyl killed 30,000 Americans last year alone.
A trace amount is deadly.
In some communities, the opioids crisis is actually a fentanyl crisis.
Missy Owen, Co-founder and CEO of @DavisDirection Foundation, talks about how she lost her oldest son, Davis, to drug addiction. It innocently started in the medicine cabinet. She shares her story to prevent it from happening to others. @DisposeRx
DisposeRx Chairman and CEO John Holaday is a plenary speaker at the @DavisDirection Foundation's Building Communities of Recovery event in Marietta, GA Sept 26-29. #BuildingCommunitiesofRecovery https://t.co/Dt90EK7YSr
This morning, I visited @DavisDirection’s The Zone with @cobbcountygovt DA Vic Reynolds, a Recovery Community Organization supporting long-term recovery and re-entry for those suffering from #substanceabuse. A big thanks to Justin and “Ollie the Lab” for the tour.
You guys have to check out this series The Trade on @Showtime . Intense documentary series on drugs. from making and smuggling in Mexico, to police trying to stop them here, to the people who’s lives are destroyed addicted to them. Amazing access & insights.
Jenny Walton (@walton8873) of the @DavisDirection was in her local @Walmart and saw these two messages on the pharmacy counter. With Walmart we are working together to save lives through advocating for effective disposal of leftover #opioids and preventing potential overdoses.
THE TRADE is Matthew Heineman's excellent documentary series dealing with the opioid crisis. We spoke with Heineman:
https://t.co/21LOGZyRNo @MattHeineman@Showtime@Musannaaa
In an important step towards breaking down barriers to #recovery, the House passed HR 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. This bill will expand access to critical recovery services, including for Medicare beneficiaries! #accessMATters
.@Surgeon_General during #AMAmtg: "As physicians, we must say loudly for all to hear, 'We will not deny treatment to individuals with the brain disease of addiction.'" #TreatAddictionSaveLives