Summary: <p>In the first presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden declared he was proud of his son despite using drugs. To many viewers with a family member struggling with addiction, it was a powerful moment. Kassandra Frederique, the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a national nonprofit that works to end the war on drugs, talks about Biden's changing views on drug policy, and takes your calls if that moment resonated with you too.</p> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/BrianLehrer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrianLehrer</a> I am the father of an opioid addicted son who is today in recovery. I am grateful beyond words and as proud a papa as could be to recognize the hard work my son continues every day.</p> — Steven CF Anderson (@SCFAnderson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SCFAnderson/status/1321843792824147976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2020</a> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">the <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianLehrer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrianLehrer</a> segment rn on <a href="https://twitter.com/WNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WNYC</a> about addiction, in the context of biden’s unconditional love for his son hunter, captures everything about how difficult it is to be human</p> — todd cole (@tcole1000) <a href="https://twitter.com/tcole1000/status/1321841946835456001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2020</a>
