Long-time FED UP! supporter, Emily Walden, shares the loss of her son with CNN. Emily testified to the FDA about the dangers of Opana ER, the drug that took her son’s life and was recently pulled from the market.

He loved his country, and his country failed him. He should not have had access to this very dangerous and highly addictive drug. Too many mothers have gotten a knock on their door saying their child will never come home again. Too many children have had their lives cut short, families destroyed, communities left in ruins

Read the full story here: http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/health/mother-opioid-crisis-opana-er/

CNN – 06/09/2017

FDA seeks removal of opioid painkiller from the market

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-seeks-removal-of-opioid-painkiller-from-the-market/2017/06/08/590aa418-4c8c-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html?utm_term=.73eb91094b61

The Washington Post – 06/08/2017

Special Report: The Opioid Epidemic

America’s Addiction to Pain Pills

AARP Bulletin – June 2017

June 2017 Update

The FED UP Coalition is saddened to report that opioid-related overdose deaths continue to rise, seemingly unabated. Nationally, opioid overdose deaths rose 15% from 28,647 in 2014 to 33,091 in 2015. Heroin overdose deaths are skyrocketing because fentanyl is frequently mixed in with the heroin or sold as heroin. Final 2016 statistics, when reviewed and released by the CDC, are expected to be even more horrific.

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