President Donald Trump spoke at the Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta about funding for treatment, stronger scrutiny of Big Pharma and tougher interdiction of drugs at the border with Mexico. Experts, however, criticized his administration for falling back on fiery speeches without delivering progress. “It’s like pointing to a burning building, saying there is an emergency, then not calling the fire department,” said Andrew Kolodny, a director of opioid policy research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.
from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2UDtKD9
April 25, 2019
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