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The causeation and so its unfortunate within this whole process that hasnt come up. Yet, still the number one incline of opioid addiction is with the older generation. These are people who had slipped disks, arthritic knees and our standard of care is to go with oipiates first instead and arting with m. R. I. s work with the cause first. Instead we want to numb the pain first and thats where were missing it. Host in terms of the older population, the hill reports one in three beneficiaries in medicares Beneficiary Program received a prescription for opioids in 2016. Thats from the hill. Arlington, virginia, next up and this is michelle, republican line. Caller yes, hi. Thank you for taking my call. I just like to say i really appreciated the first lady and also the president s leadership and the compassion that theyve shown in making this known as a Public Health crisis a ....
Announcer ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Trump. [applause] mrs. Trump thank you. Thank you all for being here today. It touches my heart to see the many familiar faces of the people i have been lucky to get to know over the last few onths. Thank you for the time and strength it takes for each of you to tell your stories. We are here today because of your courage. The Opioid Epidemic has affected more than two million americans nationwide and sadly the number continues to ise. We lost more than 175 americans to overdoses every day and millions more are struggling with addiction. As many of you know, addiction affects children in many different ways and i have recently taken a larger interest in what i can do to help fight this epidemic. [applause] i have been participating in meetings and listening sessions and i have been visiting with eople ....