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    'They Need Help': Trump Faces Backlash For Slow Response To Opioid Crisis

    A paramedic in Pittsburgh says he and his team respond to opioid overdoses "probably at least daily." President Trump declared the crisis a public health emergency on Thursday.
    by Samantha Raphelson Oct 26, 2017 3 minutes
    Despite increased access to overdose rescue kits containing opioid antidotes like naloxone, Pittsburgh paramedic James Dlutowski says the government should focus efforts on funding for addiction treatment. / Spencer Platt / Getty Images

    President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday, freeing up resources to deal with the epidemic.

    Last year, more than 64,000 people died from drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Many of those overdoses were from heroin, prescription painkillers, fentanyl and other opioids.

    James Dlutowski, a paramedic for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Services, has viewed this over the past few years.

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