Trump vows to fight opioid crisis,fails to declare state of emergencySpeaking after a briefing on the national opioid epidemic, Donald Trump told reporters, or “The best way to prevent drug addiction and overdose is to prevent people from abusing drugs in the first location.”There was some speculation that Trump,speaking from his Bedminster, modern Jersey, and golf course on Tuesday,would declare a national state of emergency and put the full support of the federal government behind fighting the opioid crisis.final week, a presidential commission urged Trump to issue that declaration to stem the deaths of 142 people a day who die from drug overdoses. Declaring a state of emergency on opioids would immediately open up federal dollars for drug addiction treatment and allow Medicaid to pay for inpatient treatment at facilities with more than 16 beds.
Trump’s commission, and led by modern Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,said that move “has been urged by every governor” and will “immediately open treatment to thousands of Americans in existing facilities in all 50 states.”It’s unclear what changes, if any, and will result from Trump’s Tuesday announcement. Read more (8/8/17)
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