Murphy on Fentanyl Crisis: “We must act, and act now.”

Murphy on Fentanyl Crisis: “We must act, and act now.”

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 21, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of today’s #SubOversight hearing, Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) previews the growing public health threat of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.

Watch the video below and be sure to tune into today’s hearing, “Fentanyl: The Next Wave of the Opioid Crisis " at 10:15 a.m.

Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce