Opinion: Beyond the Sacklers: Free-trade policies contributed to the opioid epidemic
Tariffs won't fix the causes of economic despair in the parts of the country ravaged by opioids, nor will they heal broken communities or aid people suffering from opioid use…
The Sackler family was once celebrated for its philanthropy. Now the owners of Purdue Pharma are vilified daily as egregious contributors to the U.S. opioid epidemic, which has shattered so many lives. It’s now time to look more closely at the contributions of another praised institution: free trade. Free-trade policies are routinely credited for spurring economic growth, but they have also helped determine when and where Americans die of opioid overdoses.
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