What the media isn't telling you about daily overdose deaths

Imagine if the news reported a plane crash every single day, killing 190 people each time.

That's exactly how many lives are lost daily in the U.S. due to drug overdoses, yet it rarely makes headlines.

Why do we ignore this crisis just because the victims are drug addicts?

America has a history of bullying and shaming those struggling with addiction instead of addressing the root causes.

Isn't it time we started looking for real solutions?

At a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, artist and philanthropist Jason Jelly Roll DeFord delivered powerful testimony supporting the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act.