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    Opinion: Trump’s emergency declaration is just one step in combating the opioid epidemic

    Declaring the opioid epidemic a public health emergency is a bold step, but it is only a first step. Congress and federal agencies must offer an equally bold response.
    by Chuck Ingoglia Oct 27, 2017 4 minutes
    President Trump signs a presidential memorandum after declaring the opioid epidemic a public health emergency Thursday at the White House.

    Saying it’s “time to liberate our communities from the scourge of drug addiction,” President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency Thursday. Sadly, he didn’t “show me the money,” failing to offer the massive, new resources necessary to help reverse the escalating opioid epidemic and sustain millions of Americans in recovery.

    While acknowledging that drug overdoses kill 175 Americans a day, the president stopped short of calling this a national emergency with an attendant increase in federal funding for addiction treatment, as called for by his own . He said he looked forward to the release of the

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