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CNN Highlights Opioid Epidemic In Town Hall Discussion Author: Shernide Delva On Wednesday night, CNN aired a town hall discussion on the opioid epidemic. The hour-long special was hosted by news anchor Anderson Cooper and CNN chief correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The discussion focused in on the root... Learn More

President Obama Proposes New Plans to Fight Opioid Abuse On Tuesday, President Barack Obama took a firm stand against the drug that kills over 28,000 Americans a year. At the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, President Obama told nearly 2,000 policymakers, professionals and parents, that the nation must provide... Learn More

President Obama Seeks Over $1 Billion to Combat Drug Epidemic Author: Shernide Delva President Barack Obama will make a budget request to Congress for $1 billion dollars to fight drug abuse and overdoses. The amount of overdoses in the United States is currently at an all-time high. More than 47,000... Learn More

Obama Visits Newark Rehab Facility to Combat Drug Addiction Author: Shernide Delva Just a few weeks ago, President Obama issued a memorandum to combat the growing opioid epidemic in the forms of prescription drug abuse and heroin use. Now, President Obama has traveled to hear personal accounts from those... Learn More

President Obama Issues Memorandum to Combat Opioid Epidemic Author: Shernide Delva President Obama is continuing his efforts to combat the growing opioid epidemic. Just this week, Obama issued a memorandum designed to combat the opioid epidemic in the forms of prescription drug abuse and heroin use. The goal... Learn More

America Still Fighting Prescription Drug Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben Prescription drug addiction is still a very real threat to the lives of Americans today, with mass amounts of individuals being held hostage by the disease of addiction and the opiate epidemic raging on in our homes... Learn More

New Ad Blames Opiate Epidemic on President Obama Author: Justin Mckibben Let me begin with throwing a bit of personal opinion out there and say this story is just too ridiculous in all honesty. It isn’t even funny how off-base and basically offensive this campaign ad that I... Learn More

Good Guy Obama Commutes Sentences, Pardons Others for Nonviolent Drug Offences By Cheryl Steinberg The White House issued a statement saying that President Obama has made a move to grant older prisoners the same leniency that is given to those convicted of the same crimes in today’s socio-political climate. On Tuesday,... Learn More

President Obama Speaks Out About Failing War on Drugs Author: Justin Mckibben So as much as I personally like to stay out of politics, this information interested me about the way some of our most powerful politicians feel about the growing issue in America with our War on Drugs... Learn More

In the News: Obama Says Marijuana Less Dangerous Than Alcohol In a recent interview that appears in The New Yorker magazine, President Obama said that marijuana is “not very healthy,” however, he believes it isn't as harmful as some people insist. When the president was asked if marijuana is less... Learn More

CNN Highlights Opioid Epidemic In Town Hall Discussion

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