In 2022. There were also nearly 200,000 non fatal fatal opioid overdoses in the U.S. In 2021, the overdose death rates increased 44% for Black people and 39% for American Indian and Native Alaskans. showing troubling trends and widening disparities among population groups. Combating the opioid epidemic is one of the reasons I ran for Congress. Like too many Americans, my family has been impacted by the opioid crisis. (00:58–01:08)
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