Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg aims to prevent one millio...
- Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg aims to prevent one million deaths by 2028 from addiction and mental illness under a plan he released on Friday aimed at tackling the country’s opioid and substance abuse crisis.
“I’ll bring a new approach, rooted in commitment and community, to tackle this crisis with the urgency it deserves,” Buttigieg said in a Twitter post on Friday. Buttigieg is one of 22 Democratic candidates vying to become the party’s nominee to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election. Other Democratic White House hopefuls, including U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, have also released plans aimed at fighting the opioid abuse crisis.
Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, wants to see a new approach in how the U.S. health system treats mental illness and addiction, by dramatically increasing access to mental health and substance abuse treatment and ending the stigma of people ashamed or reluctant to seek help.
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