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US declares opioid epidemic a “national emergency”

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US president Donald Trump has declared the nation’s epidemic of opioid use a national emergency, directing his administration to use “all appropriate emergency and other authorities to respond to the… Click to show full abstract

US president Donald Trump has declared the nation’s epidemic of opioid use a national emergency, directing his administration to use “all appropriate emergency and other authorities to respond to the crisis.” Trump announced his decision on 10 August in response to reporters’ questions outside of a security briefing at the Trump National Golf Club, where the president is on vacation. “The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I’m saying officially right now it is an emergency. It’s a national emergency. We’re going to spend a lot of time, …

Keywords: epidemic national; declares opioid; emergency; national emergency; opioid epidemic

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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