Eye on the world: Overcoming addiction

In “Obama's $1 billion to fight heroin reflects shifting views of addictionThe Christian Science Monitor reports on President Obama’s seeking of over $1 billion in funding to treat drug addiction. This approach responds to “a sea change in Americans’ attitudes toward opiate drugs,” which is also reflected in law enforcement and lawmakers increasingly turning to “policies that aim not just to punish, but to heal” drug addiction.

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