Trump opioid panel wants drug courts, training for doctors
President
The panel's final report stopped short, however, of calling for new dollars to address the worst drug crisis in
"If we are to invest in combating this epidemic, we must invest in only those programs that achieve quantifiable goals and metrics," the report said. The drug czar's office "must establish a system of tracking and accountability."
But adding a new layer of oversight was met with skepticism from addiction treatment advocates. The
Trump launched the commission seven months ago, tapping his friend and former rival
Last week, Trump did so, talking in a
"The president did exactly what I asked him to do," Christie said Wednesday, addressing reports that a different type of emergency declaration, one overseen by the
"It's now incumbent on
More than 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, most involving a prescription painkiller or an illicit opioid like heroin.
The panel's report contained 56 new recommendations and called for streamlining funding to states by using block grants, which would give states more flexibility.
What's missing is more money, said Dr.
The commission urged
The panel recommended training doctors who prescribe opioids and allowing more emergency responders to administer overdose reversal drugs. It called for establishing drug courts in all 93 federal judicial districts to get more treatment to drug offenders rather than send them to prison.
Alternatives to incarceration are needed, said
"It's not enough to say addiction is a disease. We have to treat it as one," Vuolo said.
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