{"id":2151696,"date":"2024-01-17T14:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-h-voters-push-opioid-epidemic-to-forefront\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T14:38:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:38:43","slug":"n-h-voters-push-opioid-epidemic-to-forefront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-h-voters-push-opioid-epidemic-to-forefront\/","title":{"rendered":"N.H. voters prioritize opioid crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fn-h-voters-push-opioid-epidemic-to-forefront%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2151696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man walks out of\u200c a booth with his ballot for the \u200bfirst \u2062US \u2063presidential primary at the town hall in Canterbury, New Hampshire, on February 9, 2016. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/zach-petersen\">Zach Petersen<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\"><br \/><\/a>11:29 AM \u2013 Wednesday, January 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Voters in New Hampshire are eager to hear how presidential candidates plan to tackle the state&#8217;s opioid epidemic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>As the primary \u2062approaches,\u200c many residents \u200dfeel \u2063that the issue of the \u2063opioid \u2062epidemic was discussed prominently in\u200c 2016 but has since been\u2063 neglected.<\/p>\n<p>The 45<sup>th<\/sup> \u2063President, Donald \u200dTrump,\u2062 once referred to New Hampshire as a &#8220;drug-infested den&#8221; and suggested\u2062 using the \u2064military against drug cartels.<\/p>\n<p>However, some believe that a different approach\u200c is necessary, one that \u2062focuses on treatment rather than solely cutting off the supply.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I honestly\u2063 just want to see change in people be \u200cproactive rather\u200b than reactive,&#8221; said Kristina\u2064 Amyot, who\u2064 battled opioid \u200baddiction for 18 \u2064years. &#8220;And I feel like every four years it gets\u2064 talked about and then\u200d it gets lost. We don&#8217;t really do much with it \u2063and\u2062 that&#8217;s something needs to \u2064change. Because this\u200d should be,\u200d like, one of the top priorities.\u200c There&#8217;re so many people dying. There&#8217;s so many\u200b people struggling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>New Hampshire currently has the second highest drug overdose death rate in the \u200cnation.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 2022, the state witnessed nearly a record-breaking 486\u200c deaths due\u2063 to drug overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe here to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-and-vladimir-putin-meet-in-kremlin\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Kremlin\">receive breaking news blasts directly<\/a> to your inbox for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Liz Harrington, spokesperson \u200bfor Donald Trump, warns New Hampshire voters that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is the preferred choice\u200c of the Uniparty for the Republican\u2062 nomination.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Trump delivers a speech \u200cin New \u200cHampshire one week before the primary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Alex Mooney<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Eric Scheiner<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple ends Samsung Electronics&#8217; 12-year reign as the world&#8217;s largest seller of smartphones.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk expresses discomfort\u2062 with growing the automaker to be \u2062a leader in AI and \u2062robotics without having at least 25% voting control of the company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is set to face \u2064a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday over allegations that its processors infringe \u200bon a computer scientist&#8217;s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft are sued in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction\u200c authors who claim that the companies misused their work to train AI models for AI-based\u200d services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments for a different approach to tackling the opioid epidemic \u200cin \u200dNew Hampshire, focusing on treatment and recovery\u2063 rather than solely law enforcement efforts?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S one of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the United States. According to data from the Centers \u200cfor Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the state\u2064 had a rate of 37.1\u200d overdose deaths per \u200b100,000 people in 2020. This \u200dcrisis has devastated families and communities throughout the state and is in desperate\u2063 need of attention from politicians and policymakers.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2016 presidential election, the opioid epidemic \u200cwas a major \u2063talking point among candidates. New Hampshire, with its first-in-the-nation primary, became a focal point for discussions\u200b on how to address\u200d the issue.\u200c However, since then, many residents feel that the problem has been overshadowed and neglected.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump \u200cmade \u2062headlines\u2062 when he referred to \u200dNew \u2062Hampshire as a &#8220;drug-infested den&#8221; during a phone \u200dcall with the president of Mexico in 2017. While his statement\u2062 drew attention to the severity of the opioid crisis \u200din the state, it did little to offer concrete solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Some argue \u200dthat a different approach is necessary.\u200d Rather\u2064 than focusing solely on cutting off the supply of drugs through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-man-brought-gun-knives-to-virginia-church-service-after-making-online-threats-police\/\" title=\"Virginia man brought weapons to church service after making online threats, say police.\">law enforcement \u2063efforts<\/a>, there\u200d needs to \u200cbe an emphasis on treatment and recovery. This is a sentiment shared by many individuals who \u200bhave personally experienced \u2064the devastating effects of addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Kristina Amyot, a \u200dformer opioid addict who battled addiction for 18 \u200cyears, expresses her \u200bfrustration with the lack of proactive \u200dmeasures in addressing the\u2064 crisis. She emphasizes the need for change and prioritizes treatment as a crucial aspect of \u200bcombating the epidemic.\u200b Amyot&#8217;s sentiment\u2062 resonates with\u2062 many\u2062 others who believe that simply talking about the issue every four years during election cycles\u200d is not enough.<\/p>\n<p>To\u200b truly tackle the opioid epidemic in New Hampshire, a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach is needed. This includes increasing access to affordable and\u200c quality treatment\u200d programs, expanding harm reduction strategies such as needle exchange programs, and implementing evidence-based prevention initiatives.\u200c Additionally, efforts should be made to address the underlying\u200b factors that\u2062 contribute to addiction, \u200csuch \u200cas mental health issues \u2063and economic instability.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2062is crucial \u2062for presidential candidates and policymakers to prioritize the opioid crisis in their platforms and proposals. New Hampshire residents are eager to hear concrete plans on how candidates will address this pressing issue. \u200bLives \u2063are at stake, and it is imperative that the next president takes decisive action to combat the opioid epidemic in New Hampshire and across the \u200ccountry.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the opioid epidemic in \u200bNew Hampshire requires urgent attention and action from political leaders.\u2063 Residents are looking \u2063for more than\u2062 just rhetoric and promises. They want tangible solutions that prioritize treatment, recovery,\u2064 and prevention.\u2063 The \u200bnext president must\u2062 make this issue a top priority and commit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surging-crime-in-california-city-impacting-residents-reaching-state-of-emergency\/\" title=\"Rampant crime in California city affects residents, declared 'emergency state'.\">implementing effective strategies<\/a> to\u2064 save lives and help communities heal from the devastating effects of opioid addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man exits a booth with his ballot for the initial US presidential primary at Canterbury&#8217;s town hall in New Hampshire on Feb 9, 2016. 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