Trump 's plan for fighting opioid epidemic gets mixed reviews
President Trumpâs  declaration of the opioid crisis as a nationwide public health emergency on Thursday and  his  promises to combat the worst drug epidemic in history got mixed reviews from opioid experts.
Hanly said he was optimistic about  Trumpâs  promise to prosecute âbad actorsâ and pursue prescribers and opioid manufacturers.
 Trump  declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency
Others said  Trumpâs  declaration fell short of  his  promises.
Kessler suggested  the declaration  has no teeth  due to the fact that no funding is going to be made available to implement emergency protocols.
Changes between  Trump  opioid commissionâs plans  eventual actions
By not declaring a national emergency   Trump  ensured that the fight against opioid addiction will remain underfunded  Kessler said.
President Trumpâs  declaration of the opioid crisis as a nationwide public health emergency on Thursday and  his  promises to combat the worst drug epidemic in history got mixed reviews from opioid experts.
Hanly said he was optimistic about  [TGT] promise to prosecute âbad actorsâ and pursue prescribers and opioid manufacturers.
  [TGT] declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency
Others said   [TGT] declaration fell short of   [TGT]   promises.
Kessler suggested   [TGT] has no teeth  due to the fact that no funding is going to be made available to implement emergency protocols.
Changes between  [TGT] opioid commissionâs plans  eventual actions
By not declaring a national emergency    [TGT] ensured that the fight against opioid addiction will remain underfunded  Kessler said.