President Donald Trump says he's going to declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency next week. The President told reporters Monday that it's a massive problem and it's something he absolutely wants to get right. It's a follow up to a promise Trump made in August. White House advisers say the declaration will be a boon in helping to fight the epidemic, which has killed more than half a million people since 2000.
The last declared public health emergency was during a flu outbreak in 2009.
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