Last year, overdoses of heroin, prescription drugs and opioids surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a rare bipartisan effort, legislation to help reverse this statistic was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama.
In a 92-2 vote, the Senate passed a compromise bill, which was already approved by the House, to tackle what is being called the
JULY 25, 2016