President Trump announced that the opioid crisis is a health emergency. He gave a televised speech as he talked about the problem.
Reports indicate that more than 100 die daily from this drug. But health officials and drug enforcement could have a bigger issue.
It is reported that other drugs are also on the market. These drugs are just as deadly or even deadlier.
As addicts seek a higher high they are willing to use anything.
The DEA has been finding the going rough trying to curb the spread of these drugs. New legislation could also limit their ability to curb distribution.
Trump’s Speech
Trump said “addressing it will require all of our effort, and it will require us to confront the crisis in all of its real complexity.”
“As Americans, we cannot allow this to continue. It is time to liberate our communities from the scourge. We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic,” Trump said.
The First Lady also gave her input as she too spoke about the epidemic. She said “the opioid epidemic has affected more than 2 million Americans nationwide, and sadly the number continues to rise.… No state has been spared, and no demographic has been untouched.”
