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How killing the ACA could lead to more opioid deaths in West Virginia and other Trump states

  • Written by Simon Haeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
imageA neighborhood in Huntington, West Virginia, where more than two dozen opioid overdoses occurred within four hours in August, 2016. AP Photo/Claire Galofino

President Trump spoke at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia on July 24, joining a long list of presidents who have spoken to the huge meeting of Boy Scouts, troop leaders and...

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