A new report recommends elevating the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to a Cabinet-level position, and having the office coordinate federal efforts to respond to the opioid crisis, the Associated Press reports.
The Justice Department says it is evaluating safe injection sites, and talking to regulators about “appropriate guardrails” for the facilities, the Associated Press reports.
More than 1.2 million people could die from overdoses in North America by 2029 unless governments establish policies that treat addiction as a chronic condition, according to a new report.
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