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Monnat discusses opioid crisis, Trump's national emergency on WSKG

February 25, 2019

WSKG

Shannon Monnat

Shannon Monnat


"The president has emphasized drugs coming in from the U.S.-Mexico border," Shannon Monnat told WSKG, “but paid far less attention to the fentanyl that’s entering the northeast from China.” Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, says that overlooks one important fact. "Opioids,” she said, “are far more deadly than any drugs that are entering through the U.S.-Mexico border.” Listen to her interview via WSKG. 02/25/19


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