Program has goal of relying on addictive pain medications

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A program is being initiated in Norfolk Virginia to address the oxycodone use and overdose rates in males aged 45-54. This program has a goal of relying on these addictive pain medications and instead turn to non-drug, holistic therapies when they are experiencing flare-ups to manage their pain. We are targeting this population because they (males aged 45-54) have the highest rate of overdose deaths. Additionally, the opioid dispensing rate in Norfolk VA is 62.5 per 100 persons, nearly two times that of the state of Virginia as a whole. Also, In 2022 alone, the overdose ER visit rate for oxycodone was 62.8 per 10,000 visits within Norfolk, VA, and the death rates from oxycodone have been steady from 2018 to 2022 despite other programs being implemented in the city. Based on this information, what would be a good speech to create regarding a description of the problem?

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