4 questions about Trump’s emergency declaration on opioids
Emergency declarations can carry both symbolic weigh and serious policy consequences. Here are four things STAT will be keeping an eye on.
President Trump threw the public for a loop again on Thursday when he announced his administration was moving to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency, just two days after administration officials said they weren’t going to take such a step.
Emergency declarations can carry both symbolic weight and serious policy consequences. Here are four things STAT will be keeping an eye on.
When will the declaration be issued, and what will it say?
First, it’s unclear when the declaration will be formally issued. Trump has a habit of announcing policies via tweets or,
