Episode 761 • • 2:42:34 - 2:48:31
761: Deconflicting
Obama Weekly Address on Prescription Drug Take Back Day
President Obama's weekly address focuses on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, linking prescription painkiller abuse to the rise in heroin overdoses. The hosts criticize the address for conflating legal prescriptions with illegal drug use and suggest it serves as an advertisement for the pharmaceutical industry. They also note that the head of drug policy, Michael Botticelli, is in recovery for alcoholism.