On Thursday, his philanthropic organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, announced that Michigan will be the next state to join its $50 million initiative to help address the country's opioid crisis. It's been 507 days since President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency on October 26, 2017. One of the differences that Bloomberg is aiming to make is in the opioid crisis. Plus, it has a governor and an administration that are keen on working on and addressing the opioid crisis in an urgent manner." A key component will be talking to first responders, who will have first hand knowledge about the impact of the opioid crisis.

Source: Forbes March 17, 2019 23:48 UTC