Does the Current Opioid Crisis Constitute a National Emergency? The federal government has multiple responsibilities, including acknowledging when a situation has turned from a problem into a crisis. Currently, there are many people who are debating whether or not the opioid crisis in the US today needs to be declared a national emergency. Both sides of the fence have valid points and the debate itself can be quite heated. First of all, it is important to understand what falls within this category of drugs. Opioids are a classification of drugs that includes illegal street drugs as well as ones that can be prescribed and used under the care of a medical professional. Although heroin is often the first thing that comes to mind when opiates are mentioned, the ones prescribed by doctors can be equally addictive. Oftentimes the first exposure someone has to this class of drugs is after some type of medical crisis when a medical team determined that it was the best course of action fo...
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