Last year, President Trump responded to the growing opioid addiction crisis by declaring a national public health emergency — and for good reason. On average, 116 Americans die every single day as a result of an opioid drug overdose. And in my home state of Kentucky, we suffer from the third-highest opioid overdose mortality rate in the nation.

It is an epidemic that touches nearly every one of our lives, across all demographics, regions, and states.