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Make fentanyl the top drug policy priority

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, chapter 2, p. 61. Written by Russ Vought.

Make fentanyl the top drug policy priority

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What the document says

“The next President’s top drug policy priority must be to address the current fentanyl crisis”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 61

The chapter states that more than 100,000 Americans died of overdoses in 2021 and says addressing the fentanyl crisis must be the next President's top drug policy priority. It says the Administration must reaffirm a commitment to preventing drug use, providing treatment leading to long-term recovery, and reducing the availability of illicit drugs, and that the Director should consult federal border enforcement officials.

What the document actually says

“The next President’s top drug policy priority must be to address the current fentanyl crisis”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 61
That sentence, in plain words

The next president's first job on drugs must be the fentanyl crisis.

What this is about

Fentanyl is a very strong drug. It killed more than 100,000 people in one year. The book says this should come first. It wants work on stopping use, on treatment, and on the border.

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