Donald Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘national emergency’ according to : Washington Times

President Trump directed his administration Thursday to treat the opioid epidemic as a national emergency, following through on his own commission's advice just days after his health secretary suggested the president didn't need additional powers to fight the scourge of heroin and prescription painkiller abuse. In a one-sentence release, the White House said Mr. Trump "has instructed his Administration to use all appropriate emergency and other authorities to respond to the crisis caused by the opioid epidemic."Declaring a national emergency was the "first and most urgent" recommendation in the interim report issued last month by Mr. Trump's commission on opioid addiction, led by New Jersey Gov. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price this week said Mr. Trump had the tools he needed to fight the problem without a declaration, though the president signaled a turnabout earlier Thursday. "We're going to draw it up and we're going to make it a national emergency," Mr. Trump told reporters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. "There's never been anything like what's happened to this country over the last four or five years," he said.




President Trump on Thursday declared the country's opioid crisis a national emergency, saying the epidemic exceeded anything he had seen with other drugs in his lifetime. "The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I'm saying officially right now it is an emergency. We're going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis," he said. Last week, the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which is led by New Jersey Gov. [Trump holds off on declaring opioid crisis a national emergency]The report issued last week states: "The opioid epidemic we are facing is unparalleled.

Tennesseans praise President Donald Trump for declaring opioid crisis a 'national emergency'

Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE President Donald Trump attended a briefing on the state of the nation's opioid epidemic. (August 8) APPresident Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a security briefing at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. Trump said he is "drawing documents now" to officially label the crisis a national emergency. "Declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency is a positive step forward for individuals and families impacted all across the country," Barry said in a statement. "I'm really glad to see the president and the national leaders on this issue are taking it seriously," Doub said.


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