Melania Trump on opioid crisis: We need to get rid of ‘stigma’ that comes with addiction

First lady Melania Trump spoke about the importance of raising awareness about the opioid crisis and ending the stigma associated with addiction Wednesday.

“The chances of you knowing someone who struggles with it are very high,” Trump told an audience at Liberty University gathered for an event on the opioid crisis.

“If you, or someone you know, needs help, you need to be brave enough to ask and strong enough to stand with them as they fight through the disease,” she said.

{mosads}The first lady has emphasized dealing with the opioid crisis and particularly children born addicted to opioids as part of her “Be Best” initiative.

On Wednesday, she emphasized that need to care for those effected by opioid addiction and argued that it needed to be regarded as any other disease.