Trump Calls for Global Action on World’s Drug ProblemDuring a speech at the United Nations on Monday, President Donald Trump called on the world body for help in the fight against drug addiction.
“It is a great honor to address you on an issue that affects every nation across the globe: the world drug problem, and a big problem it is. The scourge of drug addiction continues to claim too many lives in the United States and in nations around the world. Today, we commit to fighting the drug epidemic together,†he said.....
....“As the 2018 World Drug Report highlights, cocaine and opium production have hit record highs -- incredibly -- and global deaths caused by drug use have increased by 60 percent from the year 2000 to 2015. So, in 15 years, it gone up 60 percent, which is absolutely terrible,†Trump said.
“As we know, illicit drugs are linked to organized crime, illegal financial flows, corruption, and terrorism.........
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