WaExam: President Obama linked the raging prescription drug abuse epidemic to income inequality, saying that people in vulnerable communities are especially at risk for becoming drug addicts.
“The truth of them matter is that poor communities are more vulnerable,” he said during a Wednesday forum in West Virginia, one of the hardest hit states from the drug abuse epidemic.
The president announced a plan to help combat opioid addiction by requiring federally contracted healthcare professions to be trained on how to properly prescribe opioids. He also wants to remove barriers to getting medical treatments to addicts for overdoses.
Obama said opioid addiction affects everyone, but hits poorer communities the hardest.
Snip—You can listen to him here. I didn’t, but you can.
Isn’t this the week we blame problems on race?
what a dope(r)
Yeah, those inbred, West Virginia hillbillies and their opioid addictions. It’s tearing at the fabric of society. So how many people got shot to death in W Va this past weekend?
I think I need opiates after listening to this dumbass blame poverty on yet one more factor other than personal choice.
0bama is full of shit! Anybody stupid enough to vote for 0bama is obviously stupid enough to abuse drugs – just like 0bama.
So now choom-boy is going to “retrain” the healthcare professionals??
This is what happens when the people surrender private healthcare control to tyrants. The power-hungry Left will NEVER let go of it.
Sounds like he needs to build a treatment wing to his Chicago library.
Is there any action that a human does anymore that can’t be blamed on society instead of a PERSON taking PERSONal
responsibility?
Stop making excuses for people’s dumb decisions.
Yeah. Exercising the will is what leftists cannot will not tolerate, as it challenges they’re “no..IIII’M god!” feeble mentality.
In other words, that which makes sense is not an option, and off the table of discussion.
Sick, ain’t it?
By 0’s analogy these people could become president some day.
Obama and his administration with the assistance of the rinos have killed the economy and job market and driven companies over seas so it’s harder for “at risk” people to even find work, so isn’t this really HIS fault?
In other news, the feds plan on issuing another shovel-ready job program that will put a million people to work building new roofs on existing buildings. Dubbed, “Attics for Addicts,” the program will simply require those racist, working, non-druggies of the population to ‘donate’ a portion of their easy-made incomes every payday.
Gosh. If they’re poor yet can still afford their prescriptions, then shouldn’t the government bear the blame for enabling their addiction thru welfare et al?
……..says the rich druggie.
All the rich DemoRATS could pool and share their wealth and eliminate drug abuse!
Fuck Obama…pardon my ‘French’…..but I really hate this Piece of Shit
This guy is seriously deficient. Where in the world are these poor income deprived people getting the money to buy the drugs??? Typical idiot disconnected politician
Both composed and comprised of it!
Really? Then explain Keith Richards. One of the richest men on the planet did drugs every single day of his life until just recently.
I hate him! I guess my hate is due to my lack of a mansion, a mercedes, a hot wife and a vineyard in Sonoma. That is why I just love coming to this site. At least I can complain here.
Wait. . . what? . . . .He’s saying that people living in poor communities are at risk to become illegal drug addicts? I thought it was the other way around, that people who were drug addicts, were at risk of losing their job, and forced into moving into poor communities.
Typical Libtard, putting the wrong cart before the wrong horse.
So pontificates Preezy Choom hisself. From the Boathouse.
Snip—”You can listen to him here. I didn’t, but you can.” – Mary Jane
Wise, dear lady, wise.
I don’t watch him because a new TV or monitor is too expansive.
Need the money for BP drugs, maybe when he goes, it will go down, there is always hope, eh?