The Crisis of Our Generation: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic in Delaware

28/07/2019 42 min Episodio 8
The Crisis of Our Generation: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic in Delaware

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Episode Synopsis

A Delawarean dies every 22 hours from an opioid overdose. This crisis has reached a point where it affects nearly everyone in our state, and Delaware lawmakers are fighting back. This week we are joined by Rep. David Bentz, the chair of the House Health Committee, Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long, the chair of the Behavioral Health Consortium, and David Humes, a board member of Attack Addiction to discuss steps we have taken to fight the opioid epidemic and what we can do going forward. Get access to help with addiction and mental health issues today: https://www.helpisherede.com/