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The Opioid Epidemic - A Generation in Crisis

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  • Oliver Morgan

    (University of Scranton (PA, USA))

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On March 29, 2017 President Donald Trump tapped Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey to lead a commission fighting the opioid addiction crisis. Not a bad choice, as political appointments go. Christie’s heartfelt words about addiction went viral in 2015 during the presidential campaign and won him praise. In his last year as governor, Christie has pursued enlightened policies to help stem the tide of opioid and other drug addiction in New Jersey. He has signed legislation limiting first-time narcotic prescriptions to five days’ worth of opioids, and requiring health insurers to cover at least a minimum of six months of substance abuse treatment.

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  • Oliver Morgan, 2017. "The Opioid Epidemic - A Generation in Crisis," Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(4), pages 70-71, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjarm:v:1:y:2017:i:4:p:70-71
    DOI: 10.19080/GJARM.2017.01.555566
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