| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Kellyanne Conway’s 'opioid cabinet' sidelines drug czar’s experts
USA. Kellyanne Conway’s 'opioid cabinet' sidelines drug czar’s experts
In Trump's White House, political appointees take control as the opioid epidemic rages.
President Donald Trump’s war on opioids is beginning to look more like a war on his drug policy office.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has taken control of the opioids agenda, quietly freezing out drug policy professionals and relying instead on political staff to address a lethal crisis claiming about 175 lives a day. The main response so far has been to call for a border wall and to promise a "just say no” campaign. (politico.com, 06.02.2018)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/06/kellyanne-conway-opioid-drug-czar-325457