How Do We Solve The Opioid Epidemic?

Phil Spagnuolo is a state representative in New Hampshire, and someone who has personally struggled with opioid addiction. Last year, he flipped the seat from red to blue for the very first time in the history of that state. During the campaign for the 2016 election, Trump came to New Hampshire and made a lot of claims about the opioid epidemic and his plans to solve it. As you might have guessed, there’s been no progress on this issue from the Trump administration. But there has been progress from Phil Spagnuolo. He’s a certified substance misuse recovery coach who founded his own clinic. Phil says he’s here today, alive on this earth, because of Medicaid. And now he’s in a position to defend Medicaid from the inside, so that it can help other people stay alive. Here is my conversation with State Representative Phil Spagnuolo about his own battle with addiction, what he’s learned, and what he’s trying to teach his colleagues. Also, check out our new line of t-shirts from the Crooked Media Store at https://store.crooked.com/collections/majority-54 Huge thank you to Ryan Wilson, a majority 54 fan who created the new logo. Ryan is a freelance designer and creator, who you could possibly employ via his website at www.RyanGWilson.com Important links: @PhilSpagnuoloNH ‏  @Majority54 @JasonKander hellomajority54@gmail.com Produced by Brock Wilbur Here are links to the advertisers mentioned on the show: Blinkist.com/Majority54 SunBasket.com/54 HelixSleep.com/Majority54 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices