This Is How the Opioid Crisis Is Changing America
- Trump expected to declare the drug crisis an emergency
- President will give major speech on plans to combat crisis
Gov. Christie on the Opioid Crisis
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The human and economic toll of the U.S.’s opioid crisis has only widened since President Donald Trump swept into the Oval Office promising solutions. Given the epidemic’s momentum, the stakes are high as he lays out a plan to combat it.
Trump is set to instruct his administration to declare the opioid epidemic a public health emergency during a major speech on Thursday. That move could pave the way for a stronger federal response, allowing expanded access to telemedicine services and making grants available to those locked out of jobs because of the crisis.