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prescription jogger bruce, overdose death, criminal justice reform, and treatment for substance abuse disorders. in all of you know too well, the abusive opiates and drugs such as heroin has reached a level of epidemic proportions. they surpassed traffic crashes is the leading cause of death in america. heroin use, there has been a troubling increasing the number of people using heroin. the obama administration took a plan to tackle prescription plan based on four pillars. educating parents. most important way, educating prescribers on appropriate and safe use and storage. monitoring prescription drugs at the state level. disposing of medications properly. and enforcing the law by eliminating [inaudible] partners have dedicated resources to educating the public and prescribers. 49 states have adopted prescription drug monitoring programs. it can identify patients who may be at risk for substance abuse disorders. >> sorry to interrupt. >> data from these programs can help prescribers, pharmacist, identify patients who may be at risk for substance use disorders, overdose, or other signi