Gutting Obamacare Would Leave 3 Million Americans Without Drug Treatment
There's no denying that America is experiencing the largest drug epidemic in its history: Around 2.5 million Americans are addicted to opioids like heroin and prescription painkillers. Last week, Alaska became the latest state to declare the opioid epidemic a public health disaster.
President Donald Trump has particularly strong support in areas that have been hit hard by the crisis. Yet if Obamacare is repealed, as Trump has repeatedly promised, thousands of Americans would lose access to their daily or weekly treatment for opioid addiction.
Here's what gutting Obamacare would mean for the people who depend on it to fight America's opioid epidemic:
What's the connection between the opioid epidemic and Trump?
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