And it costs our economy about $820 billion a year. So it is a national security threat to us. And President Trump has elevated this where we're going to break down the silos. We're bringing together all of the agencies, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, HHS, and the Department of Education. and we have now a unified program. The response in the past has been Balkanized. It's been fragmented and atomized, and it hasn't been working. (02:28–02:41)
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Asserts that multiple U.S. government departments are collaborating on a unified program to address addiction.
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