Tell Donald Trump to declare the opioid crisis a "national health emergency"

Dear MoveOn member,

I'm Matt Hildreth, a MoveOn member in Columbus, OH, and I started a petition to President Donald Trump, which says:

The opioid crisis must be declared a "national health emergency" so that communities can mobilize resources to fight this epidemic.

President Trump must follow up on his promise to declare a national health emergency for the opioid crisis.

This summer, Trump stated that he considered the opioid crisis to be "a national emergency." As a result, many members of the media reported that a national emergency had been declared.

However, to this day, no official emergency has been declared which means the extra resources and authority that come with such a declaration are not in play.

For example, a declaration of emergency could remove the restrictions on which doctors can prescribe two common medications for treating opioid addiction.

Or, with a declaration of emergency, the Food and Drug Administration could allow for the widespread use of an overdose antidote without a prescription.

Please join with me and demand that Donald Trump follow up on his promise to declare a national health emergency for the opioid crisis by signing this petition.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

—Matt Hildreth

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