DeGette Fights For Funding To Battle Growing Drug Abuse Problem

By Jennifer BriceENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The pictures of an Ohio couple overdosing in their car with a toddler in the back seat has brought a drug abuse problem to the forefront. The images went viral, jarring people about the opioid abuse problem that is an epidemic in the United States.That’s why Congresswoman Diane DeGette, a Democrat representing Colorado, wants money to fight the problem in Colorado.(credit: CBS)
“Washington has been talking about this issue for a longtim