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Vivek Murthy Biography

Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States. Murthy, who founded the nonprofit Doctors for America, succeeded Boris Lushniak, who had been Acting Surgeon General since 2013. Murthy was the first Surgeon General of Indian descent and, while serving in office, was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service.

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I think people often forget how powerful they are. Sometimes it just takes one voice to save a life. When we speak up we can not only change a life or save a life, but we can also make it possible for other people to speak up. If we harness the collective power of people's voices around America to address the opioid epidemic, I have no doubt that we can overcome it.

Doubt, Epidemic, People, Powerful, Thinking, Voice

My weakness is sweets. I like bread pudding and cheesecake in particular.

Bread Pudding, Cheesecake, Pudding, Sweet, Weakness

I have to be careful when I'm around sweets.

Be Careful, Careful, Sweet, Sweets

Being Indian-American, I have tremendous potential to grow facial hair.

American Indian, Grow, Grows, Hair, Potential

The surgeon general is responsible for sharing scientifically-based information with the public so that they can improve their health. But I will say personally that my goal as surgeon general is to help build a culture of prevention in America so that we are a nation that is as good at preventing illness as we are at treating it.

America, Culture, Goal, Nation, Personally

Right now we have millions of people in our country who are suffering in isolation, thinking that they are the only ones who are dealing with drug addiction, who don't realize that on their own block there are other people and families. They think they're alone and they think they're going to be judged and they don't want to talk about it. But when people do come forward and share their stories it's incredibly liberating, and it gives other people permission to tell their stories too.

Block, Country, Stories, Think, Thinking

Most people think that you need to be healthy in order to happy.

Healthy, Order, People, Thinking

A lot of people have misconceptions about what the surgeon general does.

Doe, General, Misconceptions, People, Surgeon, Surgeons

Drug addiction is tearing our communities and our country apart, and until we decide we're going to think differently about it, until we decide that we're going to invest as a country in prevention and treatment, until we decide that as individuals we're going to step up and do our part to address this epidemic, we're not going to solve this.

Addiction, Apart, Country, Decide, Drug, Thinking

Drug addiction is an incredibly difficult challenge to manage on one's own. When I think of all the stories I've heard from people, the common denominator is that they all were ultimately able to find somebody who was willing to support them. Maybe it was someone they knew, like a parent or a sibling or a friend; other times it was a treatment center with a compassionate staff who didn't give up on them. That made all the difference.

Drug, Giving Up, Sibling, Staff, Thinking, Times