Brian Mann

We don't. President Trump and Attorney General Bondi have said this would only include violent criminals, but we don't have details. One concern raised by David Beer, he's at the Libertarian Cato Institute, is that Trump could move forward with this without offering a lot of clarity, even if courts and judges object.

We don't. President Trump and Attorney General Bondi have said this would only include violent criminals, but we don't have details. One concern raised by David Beer, he's at the Libertarian Cato Institute, is that Trump could move forward with this without offering a lot of clarity, even if courts and judges object.

One more thing. A Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor published an opinion last week saying recent legal arguments made by the Trump administration suggest the federal government already believes it can, and I'm quoting the justice here, deport and incarcerate any person, including U.S. citizens. So we'll be watching this to see where it goes. All right. That's NPR's Brian Mann. Brian, thanks.

One more thing. A Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor published an opinion last week saying recent legal arguments made by the Trump administration suggest the federal government already believes it can, and I'm quoting the justice here, deport and incarcerate any person, including U.S. citizens. So we'll be watching this to see where it goes. All right. That's NPR's Brian Mann. Brian, thanks.

One more thing. A Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor published an opinion last week saying recent legal arguments made by the Trump administration suggest the federal government already believes it can, and I'm quoting the justice here, deport and incarcerate any person, including U.S. citizens. So we'll be watching this to see where it goes. All right. That's NPR's Brian Mann. Brian, thanks.

Republicans are pushing for deep budget cuts that many experts say will shrink Medicaid, the biggest source of insurance coverage in the U.S., for people seeking treatment for fentanyl and other forms of addiction. A report issued by Democrats serving on Congress' Joint Economic Committee found hundreds of thousands of people now receiving drug treatment through Medicaid

Republicans are pushing for deep budget cuts that many experts say will shrink Medicaid, the biggest source of insurance coverage in the U.S., for people seeking treatment for fentanyl and other forms of addiction. A report issued by Democrats serving on Congress' Joint Economic Committee found hundreds of thousands of people now receiving drug treatment through Medicaid

won't qualify for other forms of coverage. A separate study by the Brookings Institution found the loss of Medicaid funding could also hit many hospitals and clinics, especially in low-income rural and urban areas. This comes at a time when drug overdose deaths have been dropping, experts say in part because of access to affordable treatment. Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.

won't qualify for other forms of coverage. A separate study by the Brookings Institution found the loss of Medicaid funding could also hit many hospitals and clinics, especially in low-income rural and urban areas. This comes at a time when drug overdose deaths have been dropping, experts say in part because of access to affordable treatment. Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.

But then, toward the end of 2023... Suddenly, the data coming out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed this drop.

But then, toward the end of 2023... Suddenly, the data coming out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed this drop.

But then, toward the end of 2023... Suddenly, the data coming out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed this drop.

One month, two months in a row it dropped. Three months.

One month, two months in a row it dropped. Three months.

One month, two months in a row it dropped. Three months.

What I was hearing from people using drugs on the street, talking to frontline harm reduction people, listening to people in Washington looking at this, they were saying this feels different. The carnage feels like it's easing. Suddenly, there was a shift.

What I was hearing from people using drugs on the street, talking to frontline harm reduction people, listening to people in Washington looking at this, they were saying this feels different. The carnage feels like it's easing. Suddenly, there was a shift.

What I was hearing from people using drugs on the street, talking to frontline harm reduction people, listening to people in Washington looking at this, they were saying this feels different. The carnage feels like it's easing. Suddenly, there was a shift.

This is a science fiction level event, like never before. in the history of America's drug crisis, and this goes even back before the pain pill crisis of the 90s, go back to heroin, go back to crack cocaine, we've never solved a drug epidemic in the way that these numbers suggest.

This is a science fiction level event, like never before. in the history of America's drug crisis, and this goes even back before the pain pill crisis of the 90s, go back to heroin, go back to crack cocaine, we've never solved a drug epidemic in the way that these numbers suggest.