Here’s What Donald Trump Should Have Said About Opioids

A different approach to Trump’s war on drugs

By: Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, Drug Policy Alliance

My Fellow Americans,

Families, communities, and citizens across our country are in crisis due to the dramatic escalation in opioid overdoses. While some other countries are struggling with increased overdose rates, the problem is far worse here. And it’s time that we ask ourselves why: Why is it that after billions of dollars spent on trying to stop…