Sessions calls drug epidemic the 'top lethal issue' in US

The Hill: Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday emphasized how deadly and unprecedented current drug epidemic is, referring to drug overdose deaths as the "top lethal issue" in the U.S.

"Our current drug epidemic is indeed the deadliest in American history. We've seen nothing like it," Sessions said Tuesday during the annual conference of the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children, as reported by the Associated Press.

Sessions said in 2016 the country saw nearly 60,000 overdose deaths, according to preliminary data, which would be a record.

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