PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE | BY TRACIE MAURIELLO | 6.20.17
WASHINGTON — The numbers are staggering, and yet Donald S. Burke wants more of them.
He believes good data is essential in fighting the opioid crisis that is growing exponentially across the country — and nowhere faster than the Appalachian region that includes Western Pennsylvania.
Dr. Burke, dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health, took his case to Washington, where he participated Monday in a panel discussion.