Where the Presidential

Candidates Stand

Addiction and

Politics

● $10 billion plan to address the drug epidemic

● Expanding access to treatment for addicts

● Qualifying states matched $4-1 in federal funding

● Reduce incarceration of low-level, nonviolent drug offenders

● Equip all first responders with naloxone

● New prescription drug monitoring program

Hillary Clinton

● Blames pharmaceutical industry and drug companies for the opiate epidemic

● Advocates for treatment over incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders

● Supports reducing mandatory minimum sentences for drug sentences

● Supports legislation to bring pharmaceutical drug treatment options into prisons

Bernie Sanders

● Focus on stopping the Mexico → US drug trade

● “I’m gonna create borders. No drugs are coming in. We’re going to build a wall. You know what I’m talking about. You have confidence in me. Believe me, I will solve the problem. … They’ll stop coming to our country. And the people that are in trouble, the people that are addicted, we’re going to work with them and try and make them better, and we will make them better.”

Donald Trump

● Personal perspective on addiction

● Believes in building a wall between the US and Mexico

● Supports putting more federal dollars into drug prevention programs

● Believes the biggest strides will come from citizens and politicians at the local level

Ted Cruz

● Wants to reduce the stigma of addiction, treat it as a medical condition

● Co-sponsored the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (strengthen prescription drug monitoring programs, expand disposal sites for unwanted medications, increase naloxone availability for first responders, increase treatment options for incarcerated, and expand prevention/education efforts)Marco Rubio

● Supported legislation to make naloxone available without a prescription

● Supports requiring more rehabilitation services for low level, nonviolent drug offenders.

John Kasich

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