Opioid Crisis: Still a Political Prop
Nearly three weeks after President Trump declared a public health emergency to address the opioid crisis, the Trump administration has not yet officially made the declaration. Even more troublesome, the President has not yet nominated a Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the so-called "drug czar" who plays a critical role in responding to the crisis that has killed an estimated 200,000 Americans since 2000. Given that President Trump has repor