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Trump declared an opioids emergency. Then nothing changed.
Trump declared an opioids emergency. Then nothing changed.
States want more than 'thoughts and prayers' as the White House declaration is set to expire this month.
President Donald Trump in October promised to "liberate" Americans from the "scourge of addiction," officially declaring a 90-day public health emergency that would urgently mobilize the federal government to tackle the opioid epidemic.
That declaration runs out on Jan. 23, and beyond drawing more attention to the crisis, virtually nothing of consequence has been done.
Trump has not formally proposed any new resources or spending, typically the starting point for any emergency response. He promised to roll out a “really tough, really big, really great” advertising campaign to spread awareness about addiction, but that has yet to take shape. And key public health and drug posts in the administration remain vacant, so it’s not clear who has the authority to get new programs moving.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Trump declared an opioids emergency. Then nothing changed.
More bluster from the Bluster in Chief !
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"