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State of the Union Recap; America's Other Prescription Drug Problem

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On The Sound of Ideas, political analysts weigh in on President Trump's State of Union address. We'll cover the president's top priorities for the coming year including border security and infrastructure and we’ll talk about the democratic response. And later, there’s growing concern that addictive anxiety medications are being overprescribed. We’ll learn about what doctors call “our other prescription drug problem.” 

-Tom Sutton, PhD, Professor of Political Science, Baldwin Wallace University
- Mary Ann Sharkey, Political Analyst
- Gabrielle Jackson, President, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats
- Matt Cox, Founder and President, Capitol Partners

-Dr. David Streem, MD, Medical Director of the Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center, Cleveland Clinic 

Rachel is the supervising producer for Ideastream Public Media’s morning public affairs show, the “Sound of Ideas.”