The prescription opioid and heroin epidemic is destroying lives and tearing apart families. By taking a multifaceted approach that includes reducing the number of unnecessary opioid prescriptions, improving detection and seizure of illegal drugs, accelerating research and innovation of non-addictive pain medicines, and sharing valuable data between states, we can responsibly help combat this increasingly devastating problem. I thank Senator Alexander for his leadership on this legislation and applaud the Senate for coming together in a bipartisan manner to help countless Americans who have been impacted by this crisis.