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Biden, on the other hand, took a much more demand-side approach.

Biden, on the other hand, took a much more demand-side approach.

He focused more on treatment and even on harm reduction and was supportive of, or at the very least not opposed to, some tactics that are pretty effective but have historically been controversial, like syringe exchange or even supervised drug consumption. And under Biden specifically, the Biden White House was historically supportive of harm reduction interventions like syringe exchange.

He focused more on treatment and even on harm reduction and was supportive of, or at the very least not opposed to, some tactics that are pretty effective but have historically been controversial, like syringe exchange or even supervised drug consumption. And under Biden specifically, the Biden White House was historically supportive of harm reduction interventions like syringe exchange.

He focused more on treatment and even on harm reduction and was supportive of, or at the very least not opposed to, some tactics that are pretty effective but have historically been controversial, like syringe exchange or even supervised drug consumption. And under Biden specifically, the Biden White House was historically supportive of harm reduction interventions like syringe exchange.

And they even kind of turned a blind eye to a pair of supervised consumption sites that are currently operating in Manhattan. And there's been a lot of cultural change too that happened during the past four years, though not necessarily because of the Biden White House, but a lot of cultural change toward making drug use safer. One example I would give is an organization called Never Use Alone.

And they even kind of turned a blind eye to a pair of supervised consumption sites that are currently operating in Manhattan. And there's been a lot of cultural change too that happened during the past four years, though not necessarily because of the Biden White House, but a lot of cultural change toward making drug use safer. One example I would give is an organization called Never Use Alone.

And they even kind of turned a blind eye to a pair of supervised consumption sites that are currently operating in Manhattan. And there's been a lot of cultural change too that happened during the past four years, though not necessarily because of the Biden White House, but a lot of cultural change toward making drug use safer. One example I would give is an organization called Never Use Alone.

The concept is essentially that people overdose and die most often when they use drugs. by themselves because there's no one there to call 911. There's no one there to administer naloxone. So this is just a hotline for people who want to use mostly opioids to call and someone will sit with them on the phone as they use.

The concept is essentially that people overdose and die most often when they use drugs. by themselves because there's no one there to call 911. There's no one there to administer naloxone. So this is just a hotline for people who want to use mostly opioids to call and someone will sit with them on the phone as they use.

The concept is essentially that people overdose and die most often when they use drugs. by themselves because there's no one there to call 911. There's no one there to administer naloxone. So this is just a hotline for people who want to use mostly opioids to call and someone will sit with them on the phone as they use.

And if they stop responding over the phone, that person who's listening in will call 911. So there's been a big cultural shift that I think some people credit, at least to an extent, with having helped reduce overdose deaths.

And if they stop responding over the phone, that person who's listening in will call 911. So there's been a big cultural shift that I think some people credit, at least to an extent, with having helped reduce overdose deaths.

And if they stop responding over the phone, that person who's listening in will call 911. So there's been a big cultural shift that I think some people credit, at least to an extent, with having helped reduce overdose deaths.

Yeah, absolutely. And President Trump has continued to talk about the opioid crisis, though, again, mostly from the perspective of, you know, illegally smuggled, imported fentanyl. But he has, I think, two very interesting figures playing prominent roles in his administration who have talked about this issue quite a lot. One is J.D. Vance, the incoming vice president.

Yeah, absolutely. And President Trump has continued to talk about the opioid crisis, though, again, mostly from the perspective of, you know, illegally smuggled, imported fentanyl. But he has, I think, two very interesting figures playing prominent roles in his administration who have talked about this issue quite a lot. One is J.D. Vance, the incoming vice president.

Yeah, absolutely. And President Trump has continued to talk about the opioid crisis, though, again, mostly from the perspective of, you know, illegally smuggled, imported fentanyl. But he has, I think, two very interesting figures playing prominent roles in his administration who have talked about this issue quite a lot. One is J.D. Vance, the incoming vice president.

I would actually say even more interesting is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to serve as health secretary, also in long-term recovery and with some very, very fascinating ideas about how to combat the addiction crisis.

I would actually say even more interesting is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to serve as health secretary, also in long-term recovery and with some very, very fascinating ideas about how to combat the addiction crisis.

I would actually say even more interesting is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to serve as health secretary, also in long-term recovery and with some very, very fascinating ideas about how to combat the addiction crisis.