He realized that people need help, and not all people who are addicted are criminals; people of this country are sick with addiction and need help getting back to their lives, their families, and to be in good health again. While in office, Obama raised the budget from the beginning to the end twenty-five percent. Another great thing that President Obama did was appoint someone with personal recovery experience to become our country’s drug czar; having personal connection with it will show a compassionate leader and will hopefully help many people who are suffering. Along with that, the “junkie” stigma needs to end, and Americans need to recognize these people as suffering opioid abuse disorders (Dickinson, 2016, para. 1-8) Support is such a big factor that is needed in
He realized that people need help, and not all people who are addicted are criminals; people of this country are sick with addiction and need help getting back to their lives, their families, and to be in good health again. While in office, Obama raised the budget from the beginning to the end twenty-five percent. Another great thing that President Obama did was appoint someone with personal recovery experience to become our country’s drug czar; having personal connection with it will show a compassionate leader and will hopefully help many people who are suffering. Along with that, the “junkie” stigma needs to end, and Americans need to recognize these people as suffering opioid abuse disorders (Dickinson, 2016, para. 1-8) Support is such a big factor that is needed in