Trump urged to declare national emergency over US opioid epidemic
by Ed Pilkington in New York from on (#2Y0ES)
Report by commission led by Chris Christie lays out stark depiction of addiction crisis and calls for 'bold action' to combat harmful effects
President Trump is being urged to declare a federal state of emergency to address the epidemic of opioid overdoses that is claiming as many American lives as the terrorist attacks on 9/11 every three weeks.
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