Answer, NO. The problem is not the illegal opioid trade, it's the doctors and big pharma that are the real problem. And we should have learned from past experience that punishment does NOT stop illegal drug trade. As long as there is a demand there will be suppliers who will make big money, aka supply and demand.
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SUMMARY: President Trump announced his plan to combat nationwide opioid drug addiction at an event in New Hampshire on Monday, calling for aggressive prosecution for traffickers, including using the death penalty. William Brangham discusses these proposals with Sam Quinones author of "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic," and Dr. Andrew Kolodny of Brandeis University.
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