Cheat sheet: How Sen. Amy Klobuchar would address drug addiction

Klobuchar's proposal addresses three phases of substance abuse: prevention, treatment and recovery.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is tackling drug addiction and mental health services in her newest policy proposal, a deeply personal one for the presidential contender, whose father struggled with alcoholism.The Minnesota Democrat’s plan aims to prevent and treat addiction, particularly to opioids. It commits to improving access to care and mental health facilities, including in-patient programs, as well as funding more research.

By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. On recovery, Klobuchar, the former Hennepin County Attorney, calls for the criminal justice system to prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment over jail time for nonviolent offenders. She also wants resources to train law enforcement to deal with Americans with mental illness and expand housing access for in-treatment recovery programs.

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