Indiana’s 8th District Congressman Larry Bucshon (R) says he is in favor of a Congressional investigation into drug manufacturers and distributors to uncover what information those companies may have had about the addictive nature of prescription medicines involving opioids.
Congressman Bucshon says one of his main concerns with opioids is the death toll it is taking across the country.
The American Association of Addictive Medicine says more than 52,000 died of accidental opioid overdoses in 2015.
Bucshon added that this crisis does not discriminate
Bucshon went on to say to say that more nurses and counselors are needed to closely monitor those who are prescribed opioid medication to manage pain.