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Addiction
Category: Health
Updated Oct 23, 2025
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Updated Oct 23, 2025
Substance use disorders, treatment programs, and recovery efforts.
Addiction remains a persistent national challenge tied to opioids, alcohol, and newer synthetic drugs. Policy debates focus on prevention, treatment access, criminal justice reform, and corporate accountability for overprescription. Communities grapple with balancing enforcement and compassionate rehabilitation programs.
Talking points
Conservative
- Strengthen law enforcement to curb illegal trafficking.
- Support faith-based and local recovery programs over federal bureaucracy.
Moderate
- Expand treatment centers and overdose prevention while improving enforcement.
- Balance accountability with public health approaches.
Liberal
- Treat addiction as a health issue, not a crime.
- Fund harm reduction, treatment access, and corporate accountability.
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