Just as there are several factors that contributed to the opioid epidemic, there are a myriad of solutions that, in tandem, will make a difference in the lives of those impacted by opioid abuse and may prevent others from misusing and abusing these drugs. Roger Krone and his team at Leidos are executing a program that should be emulated by companies across the United States.
After receiving an email from an employee whose son recently lost his life to a drug overdose, Leidos CEO Roger Krone directed the creation of a corporate responsibility program focusing on drug abuse awareness, prevention, and treatment. The CEO Pledge was born from this initiative.
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Federal and state policy makers struggle to come up with solutions to the ongoing opioid crisis. As with many areas of public policy, political leaders are turning to the tax laws as a possible way to curtail opioid abuse. In the past two years, there have been many proposals to impose special or excise taxes on the sale of opioids. To date none have passed. But we believe that without the implementation of other policies to address the issue, a number of states will impose taxes in the coming year.