agency heads, including dea, which is the largest law enforcement agency, and the tip of the spear when it comes to fighting this issue. the acting head of dea right now is the third acting administrator of the dea since trump has taken office. it s unprecedented in 40 years of the agency. and i think it s he was put into that position without any support from the law enforcement groups but with support from kellyanne conway and acting chief of staff at the time john kelly. but as this moves on, these are issues if these law enforcement groups are fighting these issues of who s in charge of the agencies, it just overshadows the question that you have of is whether these problems are actually being tackled or not. i want to pull up some of the white house initiatives on the opioid crisis. the president made clear he heard a lot about this in 2016. he declared the opioid crisis a
will still suspect otherwise. yes, we certainly will. i ve always wondered about this slowdown. samuel burke, thank you. a cdc study says america is losing the battle against opioid addiction. new statistics show overdose deaths spiked to more than 42,000 in 2016. that s the most ever and more than annual deaths from breast cancer. west virginia, ohio, and new hampshire have the most overdoses. president trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in october but has not allotted any money to combat it. all right, ahead, republicans are celebrating after passing this massive tax plan. now on to government funding, which is set to run out tomorrow night, the friday before christmas. [ keyboard clacking ]
getting in trouble than saving a brother s life. it s terrifying. i was in a fraternity more than 20 years ago, and i thought it had come to a close when they were cracking down on drinking, taking it off campus, and we are far from an answer there. meanwhile, a cdc study says america is losing the battle against opioid addiction to the point it is lowering u.s. life expectancy. new stats showing overdose deaths spiking to more than 42,000 in 2016. that s the most ever and more than the annual breast cancer deaths. west virginia, ohio, and new hampshire have the most overdoses. the death rate in west virginia is 2 1/2 times the national average. president trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in october but allocated no money to combat it. there s a lot of discussion among doctors who prescribe opioids, too. should a prescription ever be made without a plan and a strategy for that patient and their family to get off of that drug? it is so powerfully addictive
2016. that s the most ever and more than the annual breast cancer deaths. west virginia, ohio and new hampshire have the most overdoses. the death rate in west virginia is 2 1/2 times the national average. president trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in october but allocated no money to combat it. all right, last-minute holiday shopping. martha dew point recently expanded her domestic empire to qvc, offering clothing, skin products, garden tools. constant evolution has fueled her nearly 30-year business career. i recently asked martha about that legacy. we want people to live better. and as a result, i think people do live better. we ve made a big dent in the way people perceive their homes, their lifestyles, their cooking styles. what do you think about the struggles of women who are trying to be perfect at home and they re also trying to kill at work? it s one of the most difficult things to do, that balance, which is so eluis dwro
so the stakes are enormous for both parties, and that s why they re pulling the tricks that they re pulling right now. i d love to talk to you after the election and see how things end up landing and what it means signaling for both parties going forward. larry sabato, as always, thank you for your time. thank you, ana. coming up, with president trump declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency, many americans are finding that conventional treatment may not work for them. but we ll tell you about an unorthodox treatment one family is turning to. could it be a cure to opioid addiction? hey, it s me, your dry skin. i m craving something we re missing. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture and keep us protected. we ve got to have each other s backs and fronts. cerave. what your skin craves. -ahh. -the new guy. -whoa, he looks -he looks exactly like me.