Post by Logan on Mar 6, 2017 8:26:21 GMT -6
Sununu Finds Himself in Cross-Border Fight With Massachusetts Officials on Opioid Crisis
Governor Chris Sununu is getting attention for his recent claims that the city of Lawrence, Mass., is the main source of fentanyl hitting New Hampshire.
Critics accuse Sununu of pointing fingers – saying it’s not going to solve the state’s drug crisis.
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The Mayor of Lawrence Daniel Rivera immediately pushed back on Sununu’s claims - saying cross-border criticism isn’t helpful in the fight against drugs.
“These borders have been here forever, when we were colonies, but the drugs don’t identify those borders, the users don’t identify those borders. So, I refuse to say the real problem is X," Rivera said in a press conference Thursday. "No, the problem is we have a society-wide addiction problem and a society-wide problem with people who want to sell drugs and we should work together to fix them.”
The complete article is at nhpr.org/post/sununu-finds-himself-cross-border-fight-massachusetts-officials-opioid-crisis#stream/0 .
Governor Chris Sununu is getting attention for his recent claims that the city of Lawrence, Mass., is the main source of fentanyl hitting New Hampshire.
Critics accuse Sununu of pointing fingers – saying it’s not going to solve the state’s drug crisis.
-snip-
The Mayor of Lawrence Daniel Rivera immediately pushed back on Sununu’s claims - saying cross-border criticism isn’t helpful in the fight against drugs.
“These borders have been here forever, when we were colonies, but the drugs don’t identify those borders, the users don’t identify those borders. So, I refuse to say the real problem is X," Rivera said in a press conference Thursday. "No, the problem is we have a society-wide addiction problem and a society-wide problem with people who want to sell drugs and we should work together to fix them.”
The complete article is at nhpr.org/post/sununu-finds-himself-cross-border-fight-massachusetts-officials-opioid-crisis#stream/0 .