# "Today on CNN: Trump Opioid Speech 2pm ET"

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893 "2017-10-26T15:17:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/1 "2017-10-26T15:17:04Z")

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I turn on the TV, and it comes on. CNN is playing. I look up and in the corner of the screen is a little box with that headline.

My first thought, “Huh. Well that would explain a lot what he says!”

😃

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/2 "2017-10-26T16:05:25Z")

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I saw a headline that said something like “President to address opioid addiction problem” and my first thought was “He’s going to rehab?”

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**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/3 "2017-10-26T16:41:08Z")

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2pm eastern time? Sure hope, those speeches seem always when my show is on!

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**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/4 "2017-10-26T17:26:57Z")

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> [@WildBlueYonder](#):
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> 2pm eastern time? Sure hope, those speeches seem always when my show is on!

Me too.

\<Looks at TV guide to find something to watch at 2pm\>

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**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/5 "2017-10-26T17:51:43Z")

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Any bets on what he’ll say? I’m guessing “cracking down” (so to speak) and feeding even more people to the prison system.

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**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/6 "2017-10-27T10:53:59Z")

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I did not see any speech at 2…well darn :smack: NOT! 😃

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/7 "2017-10-27T11:04:51Z")

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[Moderating]  
The only arts connection I can see here is that it’s on TV.

Off to… hm… IMHO, I guess?

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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-on-cnn-trump-opioid-speech-2pm-et/799893/8 "2017-10-27T15:06:05Z")

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This may be one place where he, or the people in different agencies under him, may be on to something that could turn out good. Basically at the same time as the speech a couple serious raids took place around here targeting doctors/medical practices that look to be feeding the problem.

[http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/12879407-74/agents-with-special-opioid-unit-raid-medical-offices-in-irwin-hempfield](http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/12879407-74/agents-with-special-opioid-unit-raid-medical-offices-in-irwin-hempfield)