The Washington Post and The Trump Commission on Addiction have lost the plot. #opioids #trump

Just over 100 days in office: That's approximately 9,100 people who have died from drug overdoses, especially opioid pain pills, heroin and fentanyl. #trump #opioids #prescriptiondrugs #heroin

America today feels to me a bit like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy as those catastrophic storms approached. President Donald Trump, his cabinet and Republicans in Congress draw closer to unveiling their health care plan, and if Obamacare is repealed, all Americans will take a hit. #trump #healthcare #republicans

In a recent article, I made the case against "Trumpcare" for our general health care system. As a psychiatrist, I now focus on the impact that President Donald Trump's health policies could have on individuals, families and communities affected by use and abuse of drugs, especially opioids (including prescription pills like OxyContin and Vicodin as well as heroin and the new, really deadly killer fentanyl). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have already declared

We don't know yet what Trump and his team will specifically introduce to replace the Affordable Care Act (or if they'll replace it at all), but we know enough to quake in fear about the potential to destroy so much of what has been so hard won in recent years. President Barack Obama's health care law has made extraordinary gains for Americans. It has increased health insurance access for 25 to 30 million Americans and insured consumer protections, including no payment for pre