Trump: Time To Liberate Us From Opioid Epidemic

By Dan Merica, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump declared a nationwide health emergency to combat the opioid crisis Thursday at a White House event, rather than issuing a national disaster declaration.
Both are forms of national emergency declarations, but the primary difference is the scope and funding for each order.
“This epidemic is a national health emergency,” he said. “Nobody has seen anything like what is going on now.”
He added: “As Americans, we can