VOICED : Trump declara emergencia de salud publica por opiaceos

President Donald Trump declared a national public health emergency to combat the opioid crisis, emphasizing the need to end the epidemic. The declaration, lasting 90 days and renewable, does not increase federal funding but may seek congressional support. The crisis involves prescription painkillers like Percocet and Oxycontin, heroin, and synthetic opioids like fentanyl, causing over 100 American deaths daily. In 2016, opioids led to approximately 60,000 overdose deaths, a 19% increase from the previous year.

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