President Trump vowed to take on pharmaceutical companies in his administration's pursuit to end the opioid epidemic in America.
that lawmakers and public health experts believe will help curb crisis in the country.
"We have secured a record $6 billion in new funding to combat the opioid crisis ... [and] last year we provided $90 million to prevent youth substance abuse," Trump said."Following the recommendation of my surgeon general and many others last year, the distribution of the overdose-reducing drug, Naloxone, increased by over 1 million units. Pretty amazing stuff."
"We are stopping the drug flow," Trump said."Some want to do the right thing, you might be surprised. You can see what’s going on the border, they’re seeing the drugs and human trafficking.”noted, however, that a wall would stop illegal drugs from coming into the country since the bulk of drugs crossing the southwest border come through legal ports of entry.
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