The United States cannot defeat the drug epidemic solely through enforcement and attacks on cartels, as education and mental health services for young people are equally critical, former DEA official Derek Maltz told Newsmax on Sunday.

“They’re all on social media,” Maltz said on Newsmax’s “Sunday Agenda.” “So why are we not training them and educating them in school and on social media? That has to change. Yes, I’m fully in support of this, decimating the cartels, and we’re doing a good job right now. But we have to educate the kids in this country.”

Maltz also praised President Donald Trump’s aggressive actions against drug cartels, calling the current approach a proactive, whole-of-government campaign.

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