From Trussville Tribune staff reports
President Donald Trump will declare the epidemic use of opioids a national emergency, according to a report by the Washington Post.
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Trump said that the use of opioid in the U.S. is “a serious problem, the likes of which we’ve never had.” He also said that his administration is working on paperwork to have it declared a national emergency.
“The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I’m saying officially right now it is an emergency,” he said at a press conference. “It’s a national emergency. We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis.”
In June, BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama ranked Alabama first in the prescription and abuse of opioids. According to the Washington Post’s report, Arizona, Florida, Maryland and Virginia governors have all declared opioid use in their states emergencies.
5 Comments
Gene Startley
Just don’t tell the truth that everyone knows and that’s the Mexicans are bring in or ever bleeding herst liberal will be calling you racist. Even if it’s the truth.
Patricia Matthews
Why doesn’t anyone mention that the great majority of people who take opiods never become addicted?
Lauren Danielle Smith
And what exactly will that accomplish? We will officially state the obvious?
It seems like the only people I ever see affected by these things are patients who genuinely need pain relief. I’ve yet to see an addict saying “well, you know, the FDA really cracked down on that stuff so I moved over to coffee instead… “
Kevin Small
And poof! Just like that, people on Facebook became experts on Addiction and Drugs.
Faye Palumbo
I hope the people that genuinely needs the meds don’t get cut off.