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Looks good for research. One comment attached asking for clarification on
the one in four teenagers. Thanks!
On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Tony Carrk <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Adding Emily and Carter here too
>
>
>
> *From:* Ann O'Leary [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 27, 2015 6:48 PM
> *To:* Kristina Costa <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Jesse Ferguson <[email protected]>; Maya Harris <
> [email protected]>; Karen Finney <[email protected]>;
> Joel Benenson <[email protected]>; Marlon Marshall <
> [email protected]>; Amanda Renteria <
> [email protected]>; Nick Merrill <[email protected]>;
> Mandy Grunwald <[email protected]>; Tony Carrk <[email protected]>;
> Ian Sams <[email protected]>; Dan Schwerin <
> [email protected]>; Sara Solow <[email protected]>;
> Speech Drafts <[email protected]>; Speech Writers <
> [email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: In review: substance abuse op-ed
>
>
>
> This is good. I just want to simplify the stat about who gets substance
> abuse treatment to the only 1 in 10 get the treatment they need stat. See
> attached.
>
>
>
> Otherwise, policy additions look good. Thanks, Kristina!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Kristina Costa <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Reviving this thread now that we're tracking a substance abuse rollout for
> the first half of next week. Attaching the latest version of the oped,
> which reflects new policy and references the recent White House
> announcement on targeted law enforcement and public health grants. This is
> identical to the oped this group cleared on 2 weeks ago, except for the
> sentences that I've flagged with comments in the attached, and for some
> small edits to keep the word count down.
>
>
>
> As this has already been much-discussed and edited, please respond by *11am
> Friday* with any further comments or edits so we can get this to HRC for
> her review.
>
>
>
> Thanks everybody!
>
>
>
> Kristina
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Jesse Ferguson <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Final version attached which includes everyones edits and words deleted
> (down to 810) so we can move forward. Thanks everyone for their hard work
> (especially author Kristina).
>
>
>
> *From:* Jesse Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 9:27 AM
> *To:* Maya Harris <[email protected]>; Karen Finney <
> [email protected]>
> *Cc:* 'Joel Benenson' <[email protected]>; Marlon Marshall <
> [email protected]>; Ann O'Leary <[email protected]>;
> Amanda Renteria <[email protected]>; Kristina Costa <
> [email protected]>; Nick Merrill <[email protected]>;
> 'Mandy Grunwald' <[email protected]>; Tony Carrk <[email protected]>;
> Speech Drafts <[email protected]>; Ian Sams <
> [email protected]>; Dan Schwerin <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* RE: In review: substance abuse op-ed
>
>
>
> We think we have everyone’s edits. We are just doing some copy editing b/c
> with everyone’s additions, the op-ed is now almost 900 words and thus
> unlikely to be published. We will get this to her this morning. Thanks.
>
>
>
> *From:* Maya Harris [mailto:[email protected]
> <[email protected]>]
> *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 12:06 AM
> *To:* Karen Finney <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Joel Benenson <[email protected]>; Marlon Marshall <
> [email protected]>; Ann O'Leary <[email protected]>;
> Amanda Renteria <[email protected]>; Kristina Costa <
> [email protected]>; Nick Merrill <[email protected]>;
> Jesse Ferguson <[email protected]>; Mandy Grunwald <
> [email protected]>; Tony Carrk <[email protected]>; Speech Drafts <
> [email protected]>; Ian Sams <[email protected]>;
> Dan Schwerin <[email protected]>
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: In review: substance abuse op-ed
>
>
>
> just offering alternative since concern raised. i'm good either way.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 11:46 PM, Karen Finney <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> But then it goes back to sounding like she discovered this epidemic in the
> white community when it's been going on in AA for a long time.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 11:34 PM, Joel Benenson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Seems good if we have enough space.
>
>
>
> *From:* Maya Harris [mailto:[email protected]
> <[email protected]>]
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2015 11:00 PM
> *To:* Karen Finney
> *Cc:* Marlon Marshall; Ann O'Leary; Amanda Renteria; Kristina Costa; Nick
> Merrill; Jesse Ferguson; Mandy Grunwald; Joel Benenson; Tony Carrk; Speech
> Drafts; Ian Sams; Dan Schwerin
> *Subject:* Re: In review: substance abuse op-ed
>
>
>
> If the goal is to name SC, but there's concern about calling out black men
> specifically, we could revise the sentence to say something like:
>
>
>
> "In South Carolina, a lawyer spoke movingly about too many young men who
> have ended up imprisoned for non-violent drug offenses rather than getting
> the treatment they needed."
>
>
>
> Here's what the lawyer said in the transcript:
>
>
>
> "*QUESTION:* My name is Carlyle Steele and I practice criminal law here
> in Greenville, and I’ve been shocked over the last 40 years at the mass
> incarceration of young men, particularly young African American men.
> Locking everybody up for minor offenses and nonviolent offenses isn’t
> working out. "
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 10:20 PM, Karen Finney <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Agree re AA; I think the mention is ok because she's talking about what
> people have talked to her about.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 9:44 PM, Marlon Marshall <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Defer to Maya and Karen if we keep, but can we say African American
> instead of Black?
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 9:04 PM, Ann O'Leary <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Intended to be sure she was listening to votes in all 4 first states not
> just IA & NH with their skewed demographics. Think we need to keep it, but
> Maya/Karen- you good? Or want to suggest alternative?
>
>
>
> Ann O’Leary
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> (510) 717-5518 (cell)
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 6:50 PM, Amanda Renteria <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Perhaps I'm overly sensitive but should we change calling out black men at
> the beginning? I know we don't want to ignore that this is a big deal in
> the AfAm community, but it feels to me like she is singling them out which
> could be taken very badly. Defer to group but it stood out when I read it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 8:37 PM, Karen Finney <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Sounds good.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Ann O'Leary <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all -
>
>
>
> I am hearing separately that even with this change that the screenings
> could be misconstrued and likely more trouble than they are worth. Let's
> kill it and I'll revisit it as a good policy idea on the other side of this
> election but not one for campaign fodder.
>
>
>
> Here is my suggestion for four full points:
>
>
>
> That’s why I’m releasing a comprehensive strategy [LINK] to confront the
> drug addiction crisis head-on. My plan sets four goals: first, ensuring
> every American family has access to affordable and effective treatments; second, ensuring
> that our mental health parity laws are fully enforced so that insurance
> practices are not a barrier to substance abuse treatment; third, ensuring
> all first responders have access to naloxone, which stops overdoses from
> becoming fatal; and fourth, requiring that all health-care providers
> receive training in recognizing substance use disorders and consult a
> prescription drug monitoring program before providing opiates.
>
>
>
> Does this work for everyone?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Ann O'Leary <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all -
>
>
>
> Sorry I was out of pocket for a few hours. On a flight now to raise $$
> for all of us in Oklahoma - the things we do!!
>
>
>
> Anyhow, here is the deal:
>
>
>
> (1) The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a strong policy
> statement in 2011
> <https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/AAP-Recommends-Substance-Abuse-Screening-as-Part-of-Routine-Adolescent-Care.aspx>
> that every child/teenager should be screened for substance abuse disorders
> when they visit the doctor for their annual child check up or for an accute
> care visit in which it might be suspected. HRC has a long history of
> working with AAP and supporting their efforts to do more screenings. When
> she was First Lady, she worked on the Newborn Hearing Screening to make
> sure all babies get hearing screenings, and in the last several years she
> has pushed for and supported the AAP's effort to screen young kids for
> symptoms of "toxic stress." This is not "mandatory," but it is part of
> prevention and wellness and it is about supporting the AAP in making this
> happen by raising awareness, making sure pediatricians get reimbursed for
> their time in doing these screenings, etc. I have tried to clarify with
> edits to the speech, pasted below and attached.
>
>
>
> (2) On Mandy's question about mental health parity, I have added a line.
>
>
>
> (3) On Karen's question of whether we reached out to urban leaders, we
> talked to a number of policy experts who serve urban communities. Maya is
> going to work with political to be sure we do political outreach to leaders
> in next 48 hours.
>
>
>
> (4) On Karen's suggestion, that she alludes to problems in her own family
> - I have modified accordingly.
>
>
>
> (5) On Nick's question about specialized care, we are good with it as
> Kristina noted - but let me know if you have further concerns.
>
>
>
> I am also attaching our final fact sheet. If all are good, we should get
> her this draft op-ed together with the fact sheet. Let me know if you have
> more questions or concerns.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ann
>
>
>
> *DRAFT substance abuse op-ed*
>
>
>
> WC: 822 words
>
>
>
> I was on my first trip to New Hampshire this spring, in a Keene bakery,
> when a retired doctor spoke up. I had just announced I was running for
> president, and I had traveled to Iowa and New Hampshire to hear directly
> from voters about their concerns, their hopes, and their vision for the
> future. He said his biggest worry was the rising tide of heroin addiction
> in the state, the result of a wave of prescription drug abuse. He said
> hospitals were seeing more babies born addicted, that police officers were
> responding to more overdoses, that families were being torn apart.
>
>
>
> To be candid, I didn’t expect what came next. In several states, this
> issue crept up again and again – from so many people, from all walks of
> life, in small towns and big cities.
>
>
>
> In Iowa, from Davenport to Council Bluffs, people spoke to me about meth
> and prescription drugs, and scores of lives upended. In South Carolina, a
> lawyer spoke movingly about the holes in the community left by generations
> of black men who ended up imprisoned for non-violent drug offenses rather
> than getting the treatment they needed.
>
>
>
> These stories shine light on some harrowing statistics. Nearly 23 million
> Americans suffer from addiction, but in 2014, only 2.5 million were able to
> receive treatment at a specialized facility. Fifty-two million Americans
> over the age of 12 have abused prescription drugs, including one in four
> teenagers. In 2014, more Americans died from overdoses than car crashes.
>
>
>
> Enough is enough. It’s time we recognize as a nation that we have a quiet
> epidemic on our hands. Plain and simple, drug addiction is a disease, not a
> moral failing—and we must treat it as such.
>
>
>
> It’s time we recognize as a nation that there are gaps in our health care
> system that allow too many sufferers to go without care—and invest
> substantially more in prevention and treatment.
>
>
>
> It’s time we recognize as a nation that our state and federal prisons,
> where 65 percent of inmates meet the medical criteria for substance use
> disorders, are no substitute for drug treatment—and reform our criminal
> justice system.
>
>
>
> That’s why I’m releasing a comprehensive strategy [LINK] to confront the
> drug addiction crisis head-on. My plan sets four goals: first, ensuring
> every American family has access to affordable and effective treatments; second,
> ensuring that we work with pediatricians to be sure that every child and
> teenager is educated about and screened for substance use disorders as part
> of their annual doctor’s visit, just as we do for hearing, eyesight,
> developmental delays and so much more; third, ensuring all first
> responders have access to naloxone, which stops overdoses from becoming
> fatal; and fourth, requiring that all health-care providers receive
> training in recognizing substance use disorders and consult a prescription
> drug monitoring program before providing opiates.
>
>
>
> Achieving these goals won’t be easy. It’s going to take real commitment
> from all corners—law enforcement, doctors, insurance companies, schools,
> and governments. That’s why my plan starts by increasing funding for the
> Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant by 25 percent, so
> states and localities have more resources to work with, and changing rules
> that arbitrarily limit how many patients can be treated with medication
> assisted treatment, a proven intervention for opiate addiction. I will also
> direct the federal government to re-evaluate Medicare and Medicaid payment
> practices, to remove obstacles to reimbursement for patients seeking help
> and promote greater coordination of care. And I will make sure that our
> mental health parity laws are fully enforced so that insurance practices
> are not a barrier to substance abuse treatment.
>
>
>
> But we can't stop there. As President, I will do everything I can to
> partner with states and communities across America to meet the four
> goals—treatment, prevention, overdose intervention, and improved prescriber
> practices. We’ll ask states to design ambitious plans for tackling these
> four goals using the programs that make most sense for their citizens’
> needs and challenges. In return for strong plans to address the substance
> abuse crisis, the federal government will draw on a new $5 billion fund to
> help states meet their goals.
>
>
>
> Every town I’ve visited so far in this campaign has stories of families
> upended by drug addiction. But across the country, I’ve also heard about
> second chances. The young mother who overcame addictions to alcohol and
> heroin so her son would never see her with a drink or a drug in her hand.
> The man who served 11 years in prison who is now serving others through a
> prison ministry.
>
>
>
> They all say the same thing: no matter how much time has passed, no matter
> how different their lives are today, they’re all still in recovery. It’s a
> process—one that began when a family member, a friend, a doctor, a police
> officer extended a hand to help. As one New Hampshire woman said, “We're
> not bad people trying to get good, we're sick people who deserve to get
> well.”
>
>
>
> There are 23 million Americans suffering from addiction. There are untold
> millions more. No one is untouched – we all have family and friends who are
> affected. We can’t afford to stay on the sidelines any longer—because
> when families are strong, America is strong. Through improved treatment,
> prevention, and training, we can end this quiet epidemic once and for all.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Kristina Costa <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> On the screening point, will let policy get into details, but it's the
> major pillar of the 'prevention' goal. Would folks be more comfortable if
> it said something like [CAPS=ADDITION] "ensuring every child and teenager
> is annually screened for substance use DISORDERS, JUST AS THEY ARE ALREADY
> SCREENED FOR OTHER ILLNESSES"?
>
>
>
> schools and doctors regularly screen for all sorts of diseases, and
> substance abuse screening /= random drug testing.
>
>
>
> On the "specialized facilities," the stat comes from the NIH's National
> Institute on Drug Abuse and includes all facilities licensed or certified
> by state substance abuse agencies to provide treatment. So think it's easy
> to answer Politifact when they try to get cute.
>
>
>
> + Ann, per Maya's add
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Nick Merrill <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> I'm piling on at this point, but without knowing the background or the
> particulars, the mandatory testing piece is troubling to me. Not to
> mention I probably wouldn't have passed at times in my younger
> years...I bet I'm not the only one.*
>
> And on the statistic about 2.5 million people receiving treatment at a
> "specialized facility," can someone explain what that means? Just
> want to make sure we're not trying to be too cute, that there aren't
> perfectly viable treatment alternatives that lie outside of the term.
> Our friends from PolitiFact as always in the back of my mind.
>
>
> *(Joel?)
>
> On Aug 16, 2015, at 6:13 PM, Jesse Ferguson
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Flagging - goal had been to get this to HRC on Saturday night but it has
> been held till tonight as the other elements of the rollout (video, etc.)
> are debated.
>
> AKA - ideally would like to send it in tonight for her review so we can
> have final on Monday for Wednesday AM placement.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mandy Grunwald [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2015 5:47 PM
> To: Karen Finney <[email protected]>
> Cc: Joel Benenson <[email protected]>; Kristina Costa
> <[email protected]>; Tony Carrk <[email protected]>;
> Speech Drafts <[email protected]>; Ian Sams
> <[email protected]>; Dan Schwerin <[email protected]>;
> Jesse Ferguson <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: In review: substance abuse op-ed
>
>
> And one more thing. Should we mention the growing problem of synthetics?
>
> Mandy Grunwald
> Grunwald Communications
> 202 973-9400
>
>
> >> On Aug 16, 2015, at 5:18 PM, Karen Finney <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Last question/comment I promise - did we engage urban leaders in the
> > development of the plan?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Aug 16, 2015, at 5:15 PM, Joel Benenson <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Democrats are going to have a field day with it. It is also probably
> unconstitutional violation of 4th amendment, isn't it?
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >>> On Aug 16, 2015, at 3:10 PM, Karen Finney <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The only thing that stood out to me was annual drug screening for
> >>> children and teenagers, could see the GOP having a field day. Can we
> >>> explain that one a little more?
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>> On Aug 15, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Kristina Costa
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Folks --
> >>>>
> >>>> At Dan's request, passing along a draft HRC op-ed to accompany the
> substance abuse prevention initiative fact sheet rolling out midweek.
> Maya, Ann, Sara, Zach, and Ian have all reviewed, edited, and commented.
> It's now with Tony/research for a fact-check before going up in the book.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Kristina
> >>>> <08.14 Substance Abuse Op-Ed ALL EDITS CLEAN.docx>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Ann O'Leary
>
> Senior Policy Advisor
>
> Hillary for America
>
> Cell: 510-717-5518
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Ann O'Leary
>
> Senior Policy Advisor
>
> Hillary for America
>
> Cell: 510-717-5518
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Ann O'Leary
>
> Senior Policy Advisor
>
> Hillary for America
>
> Cell: 510-717-5518
>
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