Morning Jolt: Opioid Crisis Has Reached a New High

Today making the click-through worthwhile: more jaw-dropping statistics on the scope of the country's epidemic of addiction to opioids, the risk in trusting Jared Kushner with your presidency, some utopian promises on education in Virginia's governor's race, and a key point about the cost of journalism and staying informed.

The Real 'Opium of the People' Is . . .

Karl Marx confidently declared that religion is the opium of the people. Come on. America in 2017 is proving that the opium of the people is . . . actual opium, or at least opioids.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly 2.6 million people are now addicted to drugs derived from the opium poppy. The CDC says there were 33,000 such fatalities last year, helping turn drug overdoses into the leading cause of death among the under-50s.

If you're wondering about those estimated 1.5 million working-age people who are missing ...

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Opioid Crisis Has Reached a New High Jim Geraghty Today making the click-through worthwhile: more jaw-dropping statistics on the scope of the country's epidemic of addiction to opioids, the risk in trusting Jared Kushner with your presidency, some utopian promises on education in Virginia's governor's race, and a key point about the cost of journalism and staying informed. The Real 'Opium of the People' Is . . . Karl Marx confidently declared that religion is the opium of the people. Come on. America in 2017 is proving that the opium of the people is . . . actual opium, or at least opioids. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly 2.6 million people are now addicted to drugs derived from the opium poppy. The CDC says there were 33,000 such fatalities last year, helping turn drug overdoses into the leading cause of death among the under-50s. If you're wondering about those estimated 1.5 million working-age people who are missing ... READ MORE The Schumer Option Is a Dead End Rich Lowry President Trump is looking for a congressional leader he likes. Mitch McConnell has been found wanting, so now the president is flirting with Chuck Schumer. Trump sided with Schumer and Nancy... Prof Tweets That He'd 'Be OK if #BetsyDevos Was Sexually Assaulted' Katherine Timpf Prof Tweets That He'd 'Be OK if #BetsyDevos Was Sexually Assaulted' ADVERTISEMENT The 'Idiots' Were Right, Mr. Bannon David French How quickly some of us forget. How arrogant some of us have become. Those of you old enough to remember the shock and horror of September 11, answer me this: If I had told you that the George... On Criminal Justice, Sessions Is Returning DOJ to the Failed Policies of the Past Joyce Vance, Carter Stewart True to form, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has returned the Justice Department to the failed mindset of its past. In implementing his own tough-on-crime mantra, he has required prosecutors, in... The Education Funding Trap Abby M. McCloskey The debt-limit deal punted on questions surrounding education funding (and funding in general for that matter) — a disappointment to many Republicans. But this is preferable to the Trump... Trump's Republican Civil War Jonathan S. Tobin Trump's not becoming an independent. His deals with Democrats and Bannon's threats are signs that the hostile takeover of the GOP is just getting started. There is no precedent for President... ADVERTISEMENT Onslaught: The War with China - The Opening Battle David Poyer 'The keel of the story — the naval battles with China — are always foremost, and Poyer is among the best authors, present or past, to write these electrifying scenes.. ' - Publishers Weekly LEARN MORE Defending America Hurricane Irma ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.