On August 13, Congressman John Curtis, District 3, sat down with rural Utah mayors, city council members, and other medical leaders to discuss the opioid epidemic as a part of Sutherland Institute’s 2018 Congressional Event Series. The following are a collection of live tweets from the event.
Good morning from Price. Looking forward to starting the roundtable discussion with @SutherlandInst on the #opioidcrisis, its impact on rural Utah, and what I'm doing in Congress to help. The event will be live streamed on my Facebook page. #utpol pic.twitter.com/5cf408tbCE
— Rep. John Curtis (@RepJohnCurtis) August 13, 2018
Part of today's conversation is the alarming new study from @CDCgov that revealed the rate of women addicted to opioids has quadrupled. My bill, the POPPY Act, is a step closer to figuring out why. Today, we're discussing how to fix it. pic.twitter.com/wNz4qlyzyV
— Rep. John Curtis (@RepJohnCurtis) August 13, 2018
Debbie Marvidikis from Southeast Utah Health Department said today in a roundtable discussion with @RepJohnCurtis on the opioid crisis: "Community-based programs are the solution to our local opioid crisis. On a national level, we will need legislation." #utpol#SutherlandEvents
— Sutherland Institute (@SutherlandInst) August 13, 2018
.@RepJohnCurtis today: "The best ideas, the best solutions don’t come from Washington, D.C. – we are the last resort. If any ideas come out today, it’s this idea of ownership. We need to be the owners of the ideas that come forward." #utpol #SutherlandEvents #opioidcrisis
— Sutherland Institute (@SutherlandInst) August 13, 2018
.@ricklarsen_ with @RepJohnCurtis today:"Community solutions is something Sutherland Institute believes in deeply. Federal legislation comes after community solutions. This(roundtable)is a group that can change things at a community level. This is what representation looks like." pic.twitter.com/io7Dmto17U
— Sutherland Institute (@SutherlandInst) August 13, 2018
I'm hopeful that together we can fight the #opioidcrisis. Thanks to @SutherlandInst and our community leaders that came out today and are fighting this epidemic head on. #utpol pic.twitter.com/ybb7GpDogJ
— Rep. John Curtis (@RepJohnCurtis) August 13, 2018
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