But experts say Trump’s ideas are little more than ineffective retreads of failed drug policies that will do little to alleviate the suffering. This is in part because locking up individual drug dealers simply results in a “replacement effect,” in which newcomers fill the void left by someone who’s sent to prison. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid overdose-reversal drug that can counteract the effects of respiratory depression that often lead to death during an opioid overdose. In his remarks Monday, Trump hailed Narcan as an important tool to combat the opioid epidemic. Other opioid users are typically the closest to the scene of an overdose.

Source: Huffington Post March 20, 2018 15:22 UTC