Trump Declares Opioid Crisis A national emergency

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the opioid crisis in the United States constitutes a “national emergency” and pledged to step up efforts to fight the epidemic. “The opioid crisis is an emergency,” Trump told reporters at his New Jersey country club, where he is on a two-week working vacation. “It’s a national emergency.We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a via IFTTT