America is in the midst of a drug and mental health epidemic. The crisis before us has spiraled completely out of control under the Obama administration, and the numbers are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled between 2002 and 2013, with more than 8,200 deaths in 2013. While the headlines tend to focus on the rising levels of heroin addiction, this one drug is not acting alone. All around us opioids, prescription drugs and other illegally purchased drugs are claiming the lives of mothers, fathers, children, neighbors and teachers at alarming rates.
If we do not act quickly to get a handle on these issues, they will endanger our future generations to come. I know that the solutions will require input from physicians, pharmaceutical companies, health care workers, church leaders and the like, but we will need the voice of a true unifying leader to make any one policy work. I believe that voice is Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Before I am attacked for believing that Trump is the best-suited candidate to tackle this issue, let us first consider the facts.
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2 comments:
One of the biggest factors in the heroin epidemic is the amount of drugs flooding across the border. TONS of drugs, not just marijuana.
If we really want to address this heroin problem, the supply must be interdicted.
I think I know just the fellow who can get that done.
Obama is hedging EVERYTHING in anticipation of a Trump Presidency.He's laughing to himself about all of the hardships he'll create for Trumps first term.
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