Crisis. Around two decades ago, it started with the overprescribing of opioid drugs and shifted more to heroin. Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the Opioid Crisis and even more dangerous threat on our streets, fentanyl. Fentanyl is made in the lab and for many years it has been a powerful Pain Medicine used by patients with cancer or for those with extreme pain. I remember when i was injured in iraq a few years ago, Battlefield Medicine meant in recovery, they gave me lots of fentanyl patches. I know what its like to have the reaction to that. Its 50 times more potent than heroin. And 100 times more potent than morphine. Now, fentanyl has become a potent adticate to heroin, cocaine, or Prescription Drugs. This is way drug dealers stretch out their supply and spread out the number of addicts, sort of what people have done with msg in fruit. Users aunch dont even know that fentanyl is in the heroin. The fentanyl crisis is exceptionally dangerous because of its high poten
Crisis. Around two decades ago, it started with the overprescribing of opioid drugs and shifted more to heroin. Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the Opioid Crisis and even more dangerous threat on our streets, fentanyl. Fentanyl is made in the lab and for many years it has been a powerful Pain Medicine used by patients with cancer or for those with extreme pain. I remember when i was injured in iraq a few years ago, Battlefield Medicine meant in recovery, they gave me lots of fentanyl patches. I know what its like to have the reaction to that. Its 50 times more potent than heroin. And 100 times more potent than morphine. Now, fentanyl has become a potent adticate to heroin, cocaine, or Prescription Drugs. This is way drug dealers stretch out their supply and spread out the number of addicts, sort of what people have done with msg in fruit. Users aunch dont even know that fentanyl is in the heroin. The fentanyl crisis is exceptionally dangerous because of its high poten
Have gathered to celebrate the popes final mass on his tour of the philippines. But first isil has released more than 200 captives from the minority Yazidi Community in Northern Iraq. They were transport to kurdishheld territory. Its not yet clear why they were leased. The yazidi captors many of who were were elderly were take to hospital for check up. Thousands were believed to be killed or kidnapped by isil after its advance across large parts of Northern Iraq. Mohamed adow is our correspondent there. Reporter this is an incidents or development that raises more questions than answers. They say most of these people have been held by isil in mosul. They are believed to have been transported through the town before being released at this frontline. Its very unclear why they were released. Its very unclear what we know thousands of i cant yazidis mainly girls continues to are he main in the hands of isil fighters. Police in greece have arrested four people they believe have link to his
It is equally important we fund this strategy which could take as much as 5 billion over five years to fully implement. We believe again that there is reason for optimism about Central America. The three threaders of the northern triangle have taken tough decision and are investing in their own national budget. We have a vision and plan and we want to work with you to help Central America and help protect u. S. National security. Thank you very much. We move to mr. Kaplan. Sorry, ms. Hogan, sorry. Ranking member, members of subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to share how u. S. Aid is respond together challenge of unaccompanied minors, migrating from Central America to the u. S. Lowereder. Our response to this challenge is consistent with u. S. Aids mission to partner, end poverty and resilient Democratic Society while advancing our security and positive parity. In recognition of the gravity of the Development Challenges in Central America and impact of those challenges could h
Those issues back home to ensure that some of the areas that were not getting the attention they deserve, geographically, because we know where some of these kids, most of the kids, are coming from and their families. And economically and in terms of level of violence, which were not being attended to by either National Governments or local governments. So i do think you see a difference as you saw reflected in the three press dents here last week, in the attention to those causes. Anybody have any other observation . Yes. I cant speak to the what the ambassador did here, but i have to say that on the ground, in the communities where were working, hundreds of communities through out the region, the objective conditions on the ground are really, everybody has been describing them with levels of violence and poverty. I dont doubt that at all. Okay. Im a hispanic. I think i know a little bit about the western hemisphere. But my concern is that this business of using a rumor or starting a