Analysis Finds Geographic Overlap in Opioid Use and Trump Support in 2016 – NPR-

Read article - Quotes Nancy Morden, associate professor of community and family medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about recent research that found a geographic relationship between support for Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election and prescriptions for opioid painkillers. "People who reach for an opioid might also reach for ... near-term fixes," she says. "I think that Donald Trump's campaign was a promise for near-term relief," says Morden. (Picked up by NHPR.)