Opioid Crisis Is a Nationwide Public Health Emergency: Officials

Trump administration to address crisis from all angles

A deputy from the Montgomery County Sheriffâs Office and staff from the Montgomery County Coroner, at the home of a man who was found dead from an apparent drug overdose in the Drexel neighborhood of Montgomery County, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is formally declaring America’s opioid addiction crisis a nationwide public health emergency this afternoon.

Senior administration officials briefed media this morning on a call, saying the president has his own personal story on the crisis, which he may also share today.