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Congressman
Turner
thanked
volunteers
at
Miami
Valley
Hospital
cuddling
with
infants
born
addicted
to
opioids,
and
discussed
his
legislation,
the
CRIB
Act.
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On
August
15,
2017,
I
visited
Miami
Valley
Hospital’s
neonatal
abstinence
syndrome
(NAS)
care
unit
to
see
firsthand
the work
they
are
doing
to
heal
babies
who
were
born
addicted
to
heroin
and
other
opioids.
Miami
Valley
Hospital
recently
launched
a
volunteer
Infant
Cuddling
Program,
to
comfort
babies
going
through
opiate
withdrawal.
Sadly,
some
of
the
babies
in
the
hospital’s
neonatal
intensive
care
unit
are
suffering
with
this
syndrome
due
to
the
use
of
addictive
substances
by
expectant
mothers.
“Activities
of
social
interaction
support
the
neurological
development
and
physiologic
stability
of
NAS
babies,”
said
Amy
Clayton,
RNC-NIC,
BSN,
clinical
nurse
educator
for
Miami
Valley
Hospital’s
neonatal
intensive
care
unit.
“Creating
a
compassionate,
comforting,
safe
environment
for
the
infants
is
the
goal.”
Since
I
was
made
aware
of
this
aspect
of
the
opioid
crisis,
I
have
introduced
the
CRIB
Act
(HR
2501)
in
Congress
to
help
cover
the
treatment
costs
of
infants
going
through
withdrawal,
specifically
those
suffering
from
NAS.
By
expanding
access
to
NAS
treatment,
we
can
reduce
the
number
of
opiate-addicted
newborns,
and
help
give
these
children
a
better
chance
at
a
healthy
start
in
life.
I
am
extremely
thankful
to
the
volunteers
in
the
Infant
Cuddling
Program
who
are
working
every
day
to
ease
the
discomfort
of
the
most
vulnerable
victims
of
the
opioid
epidemic.
While
Congress
was
out
of
session
during
the
month
of
August,
I
visited
several
local
manufacturers
and
small
businesses,
and
met
with
area
farmers,
community
leaders,
and
everyday
citizens
during
a
busy
Summer
District
Work
Period.
As
the
summer
comes
to
a
close
and
we
fall
ahead
into
September,
I
would
like
to
share
with
you
some
of
the
highlights
of
my
work
in
the
district
during
the
August
recess:
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Dayton
NAACP
President
Derrick
Foward,
Congressman
Turner,
and
former
Dayton
NAACP
President
Jessie
Gooding
stood
together
in
the
wake
of
Charlottesville
to
denounce
hate
groups. |
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Congressman
Turner
spoke
at
the
groundbreaking
of
the
new
Montgomery
County
Fairgrounds,
and
talked
about
the
constituent
services
offered
by
his
office.
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Congressman
Turner
visited
the
Greater
Dayton
Regional
Transit
Authority’s
Maintenance
Facility
and
its
CEO
Mark
Donaghy
to
learn
about
the
innovative
ways
it
is
making
transportation
easier,
more
affordable,
and
more
accessible
in
the
Dayton
region,
and
his
efforts
to
increase
funding
for
bus
transportation
systems
in
SW
Ohio.
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| Congressman
Turner
toured
the
Staub
Manufacturing
facility
after
receiving
the
Spirit
of
Enterprise
award
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
supporting
policies
in
Washington
that
preserve
economic
freedom. |
|
Sincerely,
Michael
Turner
Member
of
Congress |
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