A whopping 75% of individuals suffering from an opioid addiction didn’t start with illegal drugs—they became addicted with legal, doctor-prescribed medications. emmer.house.gov/press-releas…

Emmer Advocates for Alternative Pain Management Options to Address the Opioid Epidemic

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Ensuring that non-opioid treatments and pain management techniques are available to patients is one of the most important steps we can take to curb the opioid epidemic.
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However, a proposed local coverage determination could make epidurals, a commonly used treatment for chronic pain that does not require opioids, less accessible to patients across the country.
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Today, I sent a letter urging leaders at the Centers for Clinical Standards and Quality and National Government Services to prioritize the availability of the procedure.

Oct 7, 2021 · 8:05 PM UTC

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Replying to @GOPMajorityWhip
NO Hospital beds for adults or children available!!!!! But Tommy is just spewing crap!!!! Staff quitting because they can’t take the trauma any more. MN Covid numbers at the highest in the country. Teachers dying!!!! Get your shit together Tommy!!!