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Photos: President Obama visits Atlanta

President Barack Obama visits Atlanta Tuesday for the National Drug Abuse Summit 2016.

President Obama is greeted by U.S. Rep. John Lewis at the airport. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Obama arrives on Air Force One at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Tuesday. Obama is in Atlanta to address the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit.

President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Obama is in Atlanta to address the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. KENT D. JOHNSON/kdjohnson@ajc.com

President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Obama is in Atlanta to address the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. KENT D. JOHNSON/kdjohnson@ajc.com

President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Obama is in Atlanta to address the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. KENT D. JOHNSON/kdjohnson@ajc.com

President Barack Obama waves to the crowd after arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. KENT D. JOHNSON/kdjohnson@ajc.com

President Barack Obama greets the crowd after arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. KENT D. JOHNSON/kdjohnson@ajc.com

President Barack Obama visited Atlanta on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 to speak at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. The president is expected to highlight a proposed rule that would allow doctors prescribing buprenorphine for drug additions to increase the number patients they see from 100 to 200. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama visits Atlanta on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 to speak at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. The president is expected to highlight a proposed rule that would allow doctors prescribing buprenorphine for drug additions to increase the number patients they see from 100 to 200. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Obama is in Atlanta to address the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. KENT D. JOHNSON/kdjohnson@ajc.com

President Obama waves to the crowd after arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Tuesday afternoon. KENT D. JOHNSON/kdjohnson@ajc.com

President Barack Obama arrives at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama is introduced at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Obama takes part in a panel discussion at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit Tuesday March 29, 2016. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama takes part in a panel discussion at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit Tuesday, March 29, 2016. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama takes part in a panel discussion at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit Tuesday, March 29, 2016. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama speaks at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on Tuesday March 29, 2016. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama speaks on a panel during the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama jokes with Justin Riley during a panel discussion at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit Tuesday March 29, 2016. Riley, 28, has been in long term recovery since 2007. He is completing his Executive MBA. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama shakes hands with another panelist during the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. Obama and other panelists spoke about treating substance abuse more like a disease. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama speaks on a panel during the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama speaks on a panel during the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama listens to another panelist during the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. Obama and other panelists spoke about treating substance abuse more like a disease. TAYLOR CARPENTER / TAYLOR.CARPENTER@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama waves to the crowd as he exits the the stage at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta Tuesday March 29, 2016. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

President Barack Obama arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for his departure aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Obama left Atlanta following his address to the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta. His speech follows the release of highly publicized safety recommendations on pain medicine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. KENT D. JOHNSON/ kdjohnson@ajc.com

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President Obama is greeted by U.S. Rep. John Lewis at the airport. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

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