Experts React to Trump’s Plan to Escalate Drug War and Impose Death Penalty for Drug Offenses

Trump’s Misguided Approach Will Worsen the Overdose Crisis

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018

By: Tommy McDonald and Grant Smith

In New Hampshire today, President Trump announced a plan for his administration’s response to opioid addiction and overdose. Trump frequently characterized his plan as “getting tough” on drugs and reiterated calls for drug war strategies that evidence has shown fail to deter drug selling or drug use – including ramping up criminal punishment for drug…