In regards to the Opioid over dosed deaths legislation headed to the Senate for a vote. I wrote this letter to my Representative. --- Hello Rep. Picket, I wrote Senator Yaw on this matter sometime ago. Did not receive anything back. I mentioned the Opioid problem is something that needs addressed. I also mentioned that the percentage of deaths to opioid deaths are about the same as suggested misdiagnosed late stage Lyme disease sufferers. Did you know the #1 killer of Lyme ...disease is suicide mostly because of the dreadful pain. With the opioid usage in Pa. or anyplace else in the country. If we restrict these pain meds to these Misdiagnosed Tick Borne Disease sufferers. Those very same overdosed deaths will be dying of self inflicted gun shot wounds and suicide. My recommendation is to start testing with correct testing as Two Tier Testing is not the right avenue for Late stage sufferers. We must address the Tick related issues before we start locking people up. Which brings me to the incarcerated and opioid use. Those who are in prison using these pain killers to be tested for advanced Late stage lyme. I wish I could talk with some of these people and I bet you would find many to be Tick related issues. We must take this Lyme thing by the horns. The opioid issues will wash away. All of this is because the health department in PA. is controlled by and teaching our medical professionals through a Designed and developed by the IDSA/CDC program called Lyme Corp to undermine the up to date Lyme treatment protocols that are posted at the NGC by the ILADS (International Lyme And Associated Diseases Society). Out dated IDSA protocols that are hanging over the medical communities heads as CDC is still forcing them. They are scared and afraid for their jobs over good treatment for there patients. If you would like to talk with me or somebody more informed. Go to LDA.org, ilads.org, PALRN (palyme.org) , Lymepa.org, or lymedisease.org. I would like this letter to go to the head of the health department for PA. Thank you, David R Thomas Lyme Advocate