He told TODAY that his "ambitious" plan is to have the facility, currently known as Healing Waters, up and running by the end of 2022. Health & Wellness As overdoses rise during pandemic, 2 moms share their stories of loss This can't continue in the direction that it's going." Whether we save one life, whether we save 10 lives, it's worth it. "And now that I've started, I know that I do have the strength, I possess that strength, to get this done and to make a difference. "I wanted to wait until I was sure I was strong, until I could complete it and actually finish what I started," Rosbach said. Rosbach said that while he struggled to speak in front of the task force and was "humbled" by the experience of addressing members of Congress, he felt a responsibility to Josh and to other families who are impacted by opioid addiction. On average, that's about 200 people per day. More than 70% of those deaths involved opioids, including synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task ForceĪccording to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 70,630 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2019. "You just had 110% of their undivided attention, because they actually cared." Captain Lee Rosbach spoke in a public press conference in Washington, D.C., after his virtual meeting with members of Congress. "Even though it was virtual, there was not a single person that was looking at their watch or going through their notes," Rosbach said.
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