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As opioid overdose deaths skyrocket in San Diego local leaders are working on a new comprehensive plan to tackle this epidemic. It will include treatment and support services.
people dead. jillian: donald trump unveiling a plan for a nationwide opioid epidemic by reigniting building that wall. $6 billion opioid plan. donald trump had a clear message in manchester. time to get tough in the battle against opioids. you are a dealer or doctor or trafficker, and blake the law and pedal deadly poisons we will find you, arrest you and hold you accountable. reporter: at a firehouse in new hampshire, a state hit hard by opioid addiction, the president unveiled his plan to address the crisis which claimed the lives of 42,000 americans in 2016. pending cutting the flow of drugs across the borders and
today, what can you tell us about today s opioid event in new hampshire? yeah. very, very important idea to get up there. i mean, this is something that is ravaging, just hammering states all over the country. not just the beautiful state of new hampshire. you may remember back on the 1st of this month they had that very important policy push at the white house talking about opioids. jeff sessions, the attorney general was there. one of the headlines, of course, that will garner a great deal of attention today, sandra, is this. as as far as the president s new opioid plan it says the department of justice will seek the death penalty against drug traffickers where appropriate under current law. that according to the white house fact sheet. here is the white house press secretary sarah sanders. we can tell you some of the things we have done particularly with the president s budget where it included $10 billion for hhs to combat the opioid epidemic by preventing opioid abuse and help