Trump declares opioid epidemic ‘public health emergency’

President Donald J. Trump on Thursday made the long-anticipated declaration that the opioid addiction crisis is a public health emergency.
During a 30-minute press conference, Trump announced a litany of initiatives under the emergency declaration, including an aggressive public service announcement campaign, expansion of inpatient substance abuse treatment resources and new forthcoming guidelines from HHS.
β€œIt is time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction. We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic,” Trump said, promising a flood of

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