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Just sits on the shelf and that is really what i am excited about. And implementing the task force this force this year, we have recommendations that we are not only working to implement, but we are going to see hopefully real results as a result of the amazing work that the task force has done. We know that in San Francisco we have a serious problem with meth use. In 2018, over 126 people died of a meth overdose and the number of Overdose Deaths from meth rose over 500 in the last 10 years. Meth use is a Public Health and a Public Safety issue in our city. We know that meth is not only providing Substance Use challenges in San Francisco, but we need to make s ....
Meeting i have to attend to make a quorum down the hall here. So im going to to start out. I know you want to introduce one person. Are you under a time constraint . Because if you are, ill give you the courtesy of going ahead. Mr. Chairman, i can wait until the regular okay. So i welcome our panelists today to our hearing on the oneyear anniversary of the support act. This landmark statute, which many of us had a hand in developing, responded to the Opioid Epidemic on multiple fronts. That crisis affected every corner of our nation with approximately 130 americans dying from an overdose every single day. Weve devoted a lot of federal resources to tackling the crisis, and i look forward to hearing from the Surgeon General on this, of this administrations efforts to implement the support act. Now its on its oneyear anniversary. I also commend dr. Adams for launching his own ....