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“Drug addiction is tearing our communities and our country apart, and until we decide we're going to think differently about it, until we decide that we're going to invest as a country in prevention and treatment, until we decide that as individuals we're going to step up and do our part to address this epidemic, we're not going to solve this.”

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Vivek Murthy

Vivek Murthy is an American internist and public health advocate who served as the Surgeon General of the United States. Born on July 10, 1977, he is known for his leadership in preventing and addressing chronic diseases. more

“I think people often forget how powerful they are. Sometimes it just takes one voice to save a life. When we speak up we can not only change a life or save a life, but we can also make it possible for other people to speak up. If we harness the collective power of people's voices around America to address the opioid epidemic, I have no doubt that we can overcome it.”

People Thinking Sometimes Speak Forget Powerful Doubt Overcoming

Author:Vivek Murthy

“We saw images and ideas from white supremacists literally shared from political campaigns showing up in the Twitter feeds of major news organizations. We saw it in our political rallies as well.”

Political Political Campaign

Author:Jonathan Greenblatt

“After the Donald Trump's election, there was a surge of hate crimes. We saw acts of vandalism, certainly a lot of slander on social media and, in fact, in the last few months, as you mentioned, a number of bomb threats, almost 70, to dozens of Jewish community centers across the country.”

Country Hate Community Crime Election Threat Social Media Slander

Author:Jonathan Greenblatt

“The president Donald Trump took an important first step. Literally, we hadn't heard him speak in the way that he did, talking about that these threats are painful and that anti-Semitism is horrible. Of course we agree. But, as we have said for a long time, now we need the next step, which is a plan of action to calm these communities where anxiety has reached an incredibly high level.”

Long Important Action Speak President Community Anxiety Agree Threat Calm Painful Horrible

Author:Jonathan Greenblatt