Article Excerpt: Citing a 2017 study by researchers at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine, the president said the “sanctuary city” of Lawrence, a community that restricts its cooperation with federal immigration officials, is one of “the primary sources of fentanyl in six New Hampshire counties.” Trump used that factoid during his speech in Manchester — in a state he once referred to as a “drug-infested den” — as an opportunity to call for the death penalty for drug traffickers. He also reiterated his stance on keeping so-called sanctuary cities like Lawrence and Boston from receiving federal funding, a move he claimed is “crucial to stopping the drug addiction crisis.” But according to researchers who conducted the Dartmouth study, the high overdose rates in New Hampshire are due to a combination of several factors other than where the lethal drugs come from, as highlighted by Trump. (Also worth mentioning: Mexico provides the US with more than 90 percent of its heroin, according to the Washington Post.)
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Article Source: The Boston Globe