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Blumenthal Seeks Stronger Fight Against Fatal Opioid Epidemic Blumenthal Seeks Stronger Fight Against Fatal Opioid Epidemic
Blumenthal Seeks Stronger Fight Against Fatal Opioid Epidemic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, urged the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee to allocate robust federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic in Connecticut, which now ranks 11th among the national drug overdose mortality rate.  On average, nearly three Connecticut residents die each day from drug overdoses, resulting in a record-setting 1,000 overdose deaths in 2017. The recently-passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 authorizes $6 billion over two years to address the opioid crisis. Senate appropriators are currently reviewing requests for…

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