White House rejects appeal to call national emergency over opioid epidemic
A White House panel on combating the opioid epidemic recommended Trump declare an emergency, but officials say that step does not yet seem necessary.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday stopped short of declaring the opioid epidemic a national emergency, rejecting an urgent recommendation from a White House panel on tackling the crisis.
“We believe at this point that the resources we need or the focus that we need to bring to bear to the opioid crisis, at this point, can be addressed without the declaration of an emergency,” Health
