Opinion: Toxic stress: the other health crisis politicians should be talking about
There's a burgeoning public health crisis that few presidential candidates are talking about: toxic stress.
At nearly 50,000 deaths each year, the opioid epidemic is shaping up to be the central public health issue of the 2020 presidential election. From President Trump on the right with a declaration of national emergency to Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the left with a 10-year, $100 billion plan to fight addiction, the candidates are racing to outdo each other on one of the few issues that transcends our polarized politics.
But there’s another burgeoning public health crisis that few of the candidates are talking
