There's a quick and simple way President Trump could immediately help Americans addicted to opioids. Under a current policy known as the “IMD exclusion,” people on Medicaid can't get substance abuse treatment at facilities with more than 16 beds. It is time to liberate our communities from the scourge.”But “liberating” residential facilities from Medicaid’s bed limits is, to the people who run them, a no-brainer way to combat the opioid abuse epidemic. TRUMP TEMPERATURE--So now the opioid abuse epidemic is officially a "public health emergency." SUGAR RUSHWatch President Trump’s full speech on opioids:Trump declares opioid crisis a national public health emergency:From The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: "How Trump is mishandling the opioid crisis:"Watch Stephen Colbert's fake interview of Lou Dobb's interview of President Trump:

Source: Washington Post October 27, 2017 12:49 UTC