Because the Corporate Media doesn't report anything positive about the Trump Administration, few Americans realize that Mrs. Trump has also been quite active in fighting the Epidemic. In May, she started the Be Best Campaign, one of the goals of which is to establish support networks for children and families affected by the Opioid Crisis. Their especial focus is on fighting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome---babies who are born with addictions.
At Liberty University, Mrs. Trump gave a stunning speech. It was noteworthy simply because it was full of heartfelt sentiments, unlike the phony soundbite scripts we were accustomed to hearing from the likes of Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. After detailing some of the statistics on Opioid Abuse, Mrs. Trump spoke of her experiences visiting hospices and rehabilitation centers.
"I am here speaking to you in my official capacity as First Lady, but I want you to know I am also here as a mother. But rather than lecture you about the dangers of drug abuse as most mothers would – and should – I am going to tell you what I have learned in this past year because I believe education and learning is key to making the right decisions on your own behalf.
"I have learned that addiction can begin with something as innocent as an injury – it could be a sports injury, or from some kind of an accident. I have spoken with families and seen many news reports that talk about young athletes or people injured in accidents who became hooked on opioids after being given a prescription for real pain. Tragically, many of those stories end with people who have later transitioned into using heroin and overdosing. In fact, data from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that in 2016 and 2017, more than 17,000 deaths were attributed to overdosing on commonly prescribed drugs.
"I have learned that many people who become addicted to drugs are too ashamed to ask for help. I have also learned that addiction is a disease. And like any illness, people need and deserve treatment. We must commit to removing the stigma of shame that comes with addiction and helping change public opinion so that people find evidence based treatment before it is too late...
"I believe that as our next generation, you have the potential to not just reduce, but eliminate the statistics I mentioned earlier. I also believe you have the capacity to not think of this in terms of statistics, but to think of this as a human story and an opportunity to save lives. I believe in your unending potential to change our world for the better."
Mrs. Trump was roundly applauded by everyone except for the few Media Hyenas in attendance. Most of the MSM ignored the speech altogether, the full text of which can be read here. I can't help but to remark here that Melania Trump is doing a lot more good for real people in real need than those slatterns running around in disgusting pink hats screaming about how much they hate men.
Now, if young women would like to expend their efforts actually doing something that benefits all of us: why not follow Mrs. Trump's example as she called upon American youth to do? The Be Best Campaign would be a good place start. And there are plenty of volunteer opportunities to help mothers and children in drug recovery throughout the country. That's certainly better too than getting thrown in jail for disrupting Senate Confirmation Hearings. Or better than standing for hours in the hot sun raising money for racketeers like Planned Parenthood.
Who knows? You might even meet your soulmate, because the real men don't hang around Feminist rallies. They're out there fighting the drug epidemic too.
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ReplyDeleteI like the Trumps...BUT... I have to ask myself if there really is an opiod epidemic. I don't know anybody who has a problem, I also don't know anybody who knows somebody with a problem.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, pharma will profit by illegalizing them, as they all have alternatives that they have patents on...
For three straight years now, Opioid overdoses have surpassed homicides as a cause of death in the US. But just like homicides, these rates vary widely across the country. Some communities haven't had a homicide in decades; in others one murder a day is a slow day for the police. It's the same with the Opioid deaths. Some places have over dozen OD's per week, others have none. But you're right about Big Pharma. We should do what China did last year and ban pharmaceutical opioid prescriptions altogether. Trump was considering a ban a few months ago but so far hasn't made a decision.
DeleteI hate to play devil's advocate, but aren't these stats akin to the 1 in 3 er 1 in 4 er 1 in 5 women will be beaten and raped every day and twice on tuesdays?
DeleteNo, these stats are verifiable. It's easy to make a false rape accusation or 'redefine' rape: death and overdoses are a lot harder to fake. Bear in mind, the number of opioid addicts is a tiny fraction of the population; but they're costing society a significant amount of problems in proportion to their numbers.
DeleteGood points. Deaths and causes of death are verifiable. I understand it is serious fraud to falsify cause of death on a death certificate.
DeleteWell, it's a serious crime to make false rape accusations too, but it doesn't get enforced. The difference is in rape statistics, it's a matter of 'he said/she said' and lawyers and Feminists arguing over 'what defines consent', etc. In contrast, when the EMT brings a carcass into the morgue and the ME finds enough Fentanyl in his blood to kill a cape buffalo, there's not much room for dispute. Actually, the Opioid stats were being fudged a lot by Obama. Obama was forced to admit there was a problem, but he and his media friends were downplaying how bad it really was. It's a problem that Trump inherited moreso than capitalizing politically on it.
DeleteI have a major "girl crush" on this First Lady. MAJOR!
ReplyDeleteMelania is a REAL role model for girls and women. She's doing more for women and children than all the Feminists combined!
DeleteI really appreciate this president and Melania's work with the opioid epidemic. Opioid addiction often slides right over into heroin addiction, sometimes meth too. So we have the synergy of drug interactions going on which can make them much more fatal.
ReplyDeleteIt's also an invisible epidemic, as in a lot of people don't or won't see it. In my community there is a lot of denial, so an active using addict just suffers from "mental health issues" or "homelessness." We had a couple of near over doses here, cops trying to revive a couple of young people in a car in the parking lot, and what really bugged me was how normal this is, how invisible. Not one customer, the clerks, people I know, were willing to admit the cause of the potential tragedy, which was a toxic cocktail of oxycotin, meth, and heroin. Cops and paramedics understand though, they see it everyday and aren't sheltered from it, like much of the general public is.
Some addicts look good on the outside, so at least for a while they are able to maintain and function. I've been surprised by some elderly women and some young active boys who were into sports and also suffering from major addiction. It can really be a hidden problem, at least for a while.
On another site, some NPC actually said that the Opioid Epidemic was only an issue in pro-Trump areas. "You don't see addicts in liberal-run cities like Seattle or San Francisco." he said. No, seriously: he really said that. In either one of those places, you could walk around some neighborhoods with a grocery sack and fill it with discarded needles easily within an hour or so. Both of those cities' leaderships too are in complete denial about the problem.
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