Donald Trump Opioids

• Trump announces $1.8B in funding to combat opioid crisis

  The funds will be used for expanding access to treatments for opioid overdosing and to gather case data from across states, the HHS said.

  World

  Sep 4, 2019
  
• U.S. had 72,000 overdose deaths in 2017 — more than car crashes ever caused in a year

  A new report estimates 49,000 of those deaths were related to opioid use.

  World

  Aug 16, 2018
  
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• Donald Trump pushes death penalty as option for some drug dealers

  Donald Trump called Monday for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including embracing a tactic employed by some of the global strongmen he admires: the death penalty.

  Politics

  Mar 19, 2018
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• Donald Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency

  The declaration, which lasts for 90 days and can be renewed, comes with no dedicated dollars.

  Health

  Oct 26, 2017