President Trump Expected To Declare Opioid Crisis A National Health Emergency

HAS JUST PASSED A $4 TRILLION
BUDGET DEAL.
THE PLAN BARELY MADE IT
THROUGH, PASSING BY JUST FOUR
VOTES.
THE MEASURE WAS APPROVED BY THE
SENATE LAST WEEK.
IT NOW ALLOWS REPUBLICANS TO
START WORKING ON THEIR TAX CUTS
.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TAKING
ON THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.
THE CDC SAYS MORE THAN 140
AMERICANS DIE FROM OPIOID THE
BIG -- ADDICTION EVERY SIGEL
DAY.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS LOOKING TO
BELL BACK.
MOLA LENGHI REPORTS.
Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
EXPECTED TO DECLARE A PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY.
WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT MEETING
SOMETIME IN THE VERY SHORT,
VERY NEAR FUTURE ON OPIOIDS.
Reporter: THE
ADMINISTRATION'S GOAL IS TO
REDUCE ADDICTION TO
PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION
AND ILLICIT DRUGS.
THE SCALE OF THE EPIDEMIC
WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
ALREADY IF -- AFFECTED,
PREVENTION IS NOT ENOUGH.
WE MUCH HELP -- MUST HELP THOSE
SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION.
GIVING STATES THE ABILITY TO
SHIFT FUNDS FROM OTHER MEDICAL
ISSUES SUCH AS HIV, DIABETES,
AND MATERNAL CARE TO DIVIDE
MORE OPIOID TRIBUTE --
TREATMENTS.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT STEP.
AND TO GET TO THAT STEP, A LOT
OF WORK HAS TO BE DONE AND IT'S
TIME CONSUMING WORK.
WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING IT
NEXT WEEK.
Reporter: FUNDING WILL DEAL
WITH THE CRISIS.
BUT THE THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS
IT'S WORKING WITH CONGRESS TO
ADD MONEY TO THE END OF THE
YEAR BUDGET.
ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUES,
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH
FUTURE PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE
NECESSARY TOOLS TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY FROM THIS SCOURGE.
Reporter: AN ADDITIONAL $45
BILLION TO COMBAT THE OPIOID
EPIDEMIC AS PART OF THE GOP
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President Trump Expected To Declare Opioid Crisis A National Health Emergency

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