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President Donald Trump signs a presidential memorandum declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ana Marie Cox: Trump thinks he understands addiction. He’s wrong.

As a recovering addict and alcoholic, I find nothing quite so galling as a lecture about sobriety from a lifelong teetotaler.

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