A White House commission called for a national emergency over the opioid epidemic in a report released Monday.
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A White House commission called for a national emergency over the opioid epidemic in a report released Monday.
By declaring a national emergency, President Trump’s cabinet would be able to take action and would force Congress to find funding for solutions, according to the interim report from the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
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“It would also awaken every American to this simple fact: If this scourge has not found you or your family yet, without bold action by everyone, it soon will, ” the report reads. “You, Mr. president, are the only person who can bring this type of intensity to the emergency and we believe you have the will to do so and to do so immediately.”
The report called the crisis “unparalleled.”
“Our citizens are dying, ” the report reads. “We must act boldly to stop it.”
It included the following recommendations:
Read the full report here .
