Spicer: Opioid Deaths ‘the Leading Cause of Accidental Death in Our Country’

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SPICER: "This morning the president just wrapped up or is continuing to -- I know some of the pool just left, but the president is currently hosting an opioid and drug abuse listening session with senior administration officials, governors, experts on the psychology of drug addiction, recovery awareness advocates and others who've been affected by the opioid crisis. Drug abuse has crippled communities across this nation. In 2015, more than 52,000 Americans, that's 1044 people a day, died from a drug overdose with 63 percent involving an opioid, according to CDC. And drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death in our country."