President Trump To Hold Briefing In New Jersey On Opioid Epidemic

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (CBS) -- President Donald Trump is set to sit down and discuss the opioid epidemic Tuesday.

The President has a briefing scheduled in Bedminster with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.

I will be holding a major briefing on the Opioid crisis, a major problem for our country, today at 3:00 P.M. in Bedminster, N.J.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2017

The president's budget calls for $10.7 billion for drug treatment. That's a $200 million increase.

The Trump administration has said opioids are one of the main reasons their main focus has been on America's borders.

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