Trump :"America to be liberated from Opioid drug Addiction"

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 12:28 PM

Trump :America to be liberated from Opioid drug Addiction

Washington D.C, Oct 27: United States president Donald Trump has declared Opioid drug addiction as a Public health emergency.He made the above statements during a ceremony in the White House which was attended by families affected by opioid abuse, members of Congress and administration officials.

Trump has said that "No part of our society - not young or old, rich or poor, urban or rural - has been spared this plague of drug addiction and this horrible, horrible situation that's taken place with opioids; This epidemic is a national health emergency".

Finally, he has said that "It is time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction."He has also urged health department to take steps to control the growing menace of drug addiction in the country.

His declaration assumes significance because recent reports suggest that approximately 60000 people were dead in 2016 because of the opioid drug addiction and its menace is increasing in years as more and more people are getting attracted to it.

Opioids are drugs derived from Opium and these include morphine which stimulate the brain.