{"id":2404,"date":"2018-03-20T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/20\/trumps-opioid-plan-all-talk-no-action\/"},"modified":"2018-03-20T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T15:28:00","slug":"trumps-opioid-plan-all-talk-no-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-opioid-plan-all-talk-no-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Opioid Plan: All Talk, No Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump’s speech yesterday laying out his long-awaited plan to combat the opioid crisis was more of the same: A lot of talk, but no action. His plan is short on specifics; some of his proposals are “way off track;” and he announced no clear funding plan, while he simultaneously wants to cut key sources of funding for opioid treatment. We’re not the only ones saying it… see for yourself:<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Times<\/a>: “Trump talks up combating opioids, yet his funding shortfall and Medicaid cuts would blunt his plans<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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CBS News<\/a>: “Trump to roll out plan to combat opioids with no clear funding plan<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Newsweek<\/a>: “Trump's Opioid Plan Is Too Little, Too Late<\/strong> For State He Once Called A 'Drug-Infested Den'”<\/p>\n

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New York Times<\/a>: “Trump Offers Tough Talk but Few Details<\/strong> in Unveiling Plan to Combat Opioids”<\/p>\n

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Vox<\/a>: “And there are some vague promises<\/strong> on increasing access to addiction treatment and adopting harm reduction approaches. There’s a lot of uncertainty here<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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Mother Jones<\/a>: “Trump Doesn’t Understand the Opioid Crisis<\/strong>. Just Check Out His Latest Proposal.”<\/p>\n

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Bangor Daily News<\/a>: “Trump talks up combating opioids, yet funding cuts would blunt his plans<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Portland Press Herald Editorial<\/a>: “Trump’s plan to fight opioid epidemic is way off track<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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San Diego Union Tribune Editorial<\/a>: “Trump opioid plan: After 14 months, where are the specifics?<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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PennLive.com Editorial<\/a>: “If, however, the president indulges his instinct to attack the problem mainly with an enforcement sledgehammer – for instance by pressing for the death penalty for drug dealers – he is likely to grab headlines but do little to reverse what has become a national calamity<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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Bloomberg Editorial<\/a>: “Another speech, another lost opportunity for real leadership<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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