EDITOR’S NOTE: This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on Nov. 25 before being shared with Richland Source by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s office. For the past decade, one of the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy has been the craft beverage industry. Across the country, in cities and small towns alike, American entrepreneurs […]
U.S. Senator Rob Portman, Special to Richland Source
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Portman: We’ve made progress treating addiction, but there’s still more to do
For far too long, prescription pain medication, heroin, and fentanyl have broken families apart and devastated communities in Ohio. In 2017, our opioid overdose death rate was almost three times the national average, with nearly a dozen Ohioans dying from these dangerous drugs every day surpassing car crashes as our state’s number one killer. Since […]