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Trump Is a No-Show in the Fight Against Opioids
His addiction commission demanded action. He gave us Kellyanne Conway.
Painful.
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The opioid epidemic should command focused attention even from our policy-averse president. It's America's worst drug crisis, especially severe in the working-class and rural communities that supported President Donald Trump. Its solution involves spending money, which supposedly doesn't faze Trump, and tougher actions against drug companies, which he's vowed to take.