In an interim report issued on July 31, Mr. Christie’s commission recommended a declaration of a national emergency. In a statement that caught most of his advisers by surprise, and which contradicted what Mr. Price had said days earlier, Mr. Trump told reporters on Aug. 10 that he was moving forward. “The opioid crisis is an emergency. In the meantime, several governors have declared states of emergency over the opioid crisis, including Florida’s. “It’s going to require, obviously, a state of emergency” to deal with opioids, said Mr. Kennedy, himself a recovering addict.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2017 20:32 UTC