What's Still Missing From Trump's Plan to Tackle the Opioid Crisis
The president declared a public-health emergency in an empathetic speech—but left some crucial questions unanswered.
“Together, we will face this challenge as a national family.”
On Thursday, President Trump gave a forceful—and at times surprising—speech outlining the White House’s new response to the opioid crisis and the announcement of a national public health emergency. The speech, delivered in tandem with a speech from First Lady Melania Trump to survivors of drug abuse, at times featured uncharacteristic signaling of empathy from the president on the issue of drug use. But whether those displays of empathy and the
