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Scaling back Obamacare will make the opioid crisis worse

  • Written by: Victoria Stanhope, Associate Professor of Social Work, New York University

There’s been much talk in the U.S. about fixing the opioid crisis.

In October, President Donald Trump declared the situation a public health emergency and set up a commission on opioids. On Feb. 9, Congress finally took action by allocating US$6 billion for substance abuse treatment in the budget bill. Though a step in the right direction, ma...

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