sam quinones.the author of dreamland, a true tale of america's opioid epidemic. senator murray and i will each have an opening statement and then i will introduce the witness. then we will hear from mr. sam quinones and senators will each have five minutes of questions. this is the only witness i suggest if you want to take more than five minutes, to say whatever he has to say, we welcome that but there will be plenty of conversation back and forth for members of the committee. mr. sam quinones it is unusual to have a single witness at our hearings. but this is an unusual topic. one that you quote - a professor is probably the worst man-made epidemic in history. the challenge this crisis presents has captured the attention of every member of this committee. your research and writing has been a claim for their depth and breadth. this is what we call a bipartisan hearing. most of them are. one in which democrats and republicans have agreed on the topic. on the importance and on the witness. it is my

sam quinones. the author of dreamland, a true tale of america's opioid epidemic. senator murray and i will each have an opening statement and then i will introduce the witness. then we will hear from mr. sam quinones and senators will each have five minutes of questions. this is the only witness i suggest if you want to take more than five minutes, to say whatever he has to say, we welcome that but there will be plenty of conversation back and forth for members of the committee. mr. sam quinones it is unusual to have a single witness at our hearings. but this is an unusual topic. one that you quote - a professor is probably the worst man-made epidemic in history. the challenge this crisis presents has captured the attention of every member of this committee. your research and writing has been a claim for their depth and breadth. this is what we call a bipartisan hearing. most of them are. one in which democrats and republicans have agreed on the topic. on the importance and on the witness. it is my

i am pleased to welcome sam quinones and his family today. thank you for taking the time to be here. he has 30 years experience as a journalist and author. he has written extensively on the opioid crisis. he is the author of three acclaimed books, and his most recent book, "dreamland -- the true tale of america's opioid epidemic" won an award for general nonfiction. early in his career, sam quinones was the recipient of a -- of the oldest international award in journalism for his work covering latin america. he was also the recipient of an award for outstanding print journalists who pursue stories in the public interest. will have 10, you minutes to give your testimony and then the senate is looking forward to having a conversation with you. go.quinones: there we clearly i am a rookie here. chairman alexander, senator murray, and honorable members of this committee, i would like to thank you for these hearings on our national epidemic of opioid addiction and for allowing me the honor of addressing you. i am happy to be here with my wife and d

sam quinones, thank you for being here and thank you for writing this book.you came to indiana to visit with us last week. i would like to discuss our children. thousands of children across my state and really around the country are having our lives turned upside down. on account of this epidemic. not because they're addicts per se. but because they are being removed from their home. their parents have become addicted. they are overwhelmed in an already overwhelmed foster care system. if identified in his book the need for more services for families. can you elaborate on what specifically, what sort of needs there are for families or resources in your experience that might help mitigate this crisis. >> well, i think honestly, as a reporter i like to say that probably the best to talk to people that work in that field. one of the areas that has been devastating is foster care. my goodness, there's so much need now. the word for grandparents in america today, it would be -- just, mind boggling to think with the needed b. searcy, so many kids are living with the

i'm pleased to welcome sam quinones and his family today. thank you for taking the time to be here. mr. quinones, has to use expense as a journalist and author cookies written extensively on the opioid crisis in drug trafficking, is author three acclaimed books, his most recent book, "dreamland: the true tale of america's opiate epidemic" won the national book critics circle award for general nonfiction. early in his career mr. quinones was the recipient of the maria moore's cabin prize, the oldest international award in journalism is work covering latin america, was also the recipient of a paterson fellowship awarded to outstanding print journalists who pursue stories in the public interest of block up again, mr. quinones. you will have ten ten minutes o give her testimony and then senators looking forward to having a conversation with you. [inaudible] >> there we go. clearly i'm a rookie here. chairman alexander, senator murray and honorable members of this committee. i'd like to thank you for the sins of a epidemic of opioid addiction and for allowing me the honor of addressing yo

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sam quinones, thank you for your >> i wanted to start with some ofh the reality is that i see y states like pennsylvania we had last year 4,624 overdose deaths. obviously a lot of that being driven by the opioid crisis epidemic. whaty.at i see is if i missed se of your testimony going back and forth between the hearings if i seemin pennsylvania is a where there was an ad hoc group of people coming together of the mayor of the small town and police chief and the treatment professionals needing overtime to. but i keep hearingng is we need more resources. we are getting our arms around this. they've made some strides as you know. what is your sense of the way the federal government can provide more resources. to watch the task force committees sprout up and county after county. yes, these folks are coming together and there's a bunch of people on the committee recovering addicts, a lot of different folks.lo we can't find the money for the nuts and bolts that make it work like office space, that kind of stuff that is essential. thank you but do not think that they are overprescribing and c