Without dollars, some see Trump opioid ‘emergency’ as empty

(This story was updated Oct. 26 at 9:25 p.m.)
WASHINGTON —President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency Thursday, but many in Vermont question whether he went far enough.
In a speech at the White House, Trump vowed to crack down on the illicit import of the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, make the overdose-reversing drug Narcan more available, and lift a 16-bed cap on the size of residential facilities that can get Medicaid funding for addiction treatment.
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