Trump wants to end the opioid crisis, but offers no new policies to do it
Trump wants to end the opioid crisis, but offers no new policies to do it
President Trump this afternoon acknowledged the epidemic of opioid abuse in the U.S., but took no action on a report by a commission he created to study the crisis. That report urged the president to declare a national emergency to combat the health crisis. In a briefing with his top officials, Trump said there is no choice but to defeat the opioid epidemic, but offered no new policies to address the problem.
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