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President trump this week declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency but he did stop short of declaring it a national emergency. it's a distinction which would have provided new immediate funds to fight the crisis. a new documentary following three women fighting the crisis on ground zero in huntington, west virginia. one of those is the fire chief, jan rader. >> i'm not really sure what a plateau is going to look like. you know, i see this as a countrywide problem that has the potential to bankrupt the country. we conservatively estimated that cabell county, and we're talking 96,0...

Oh yeah, sometimes he pops out of the couch. help from real traders. only with td ameritrade. he cares about not only the american whose have not yet fallen victim to their epidemic and prying to prevent it, but those who already has, the president clearly said that moez tho those millions of people need to be cared for and treated. i'm proud of him. >> new jersey governor chris christie moments ago outside the white house where president trump just declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. christie is the chair. our own dr. spooctor spoke to a

The university of minnesota school of dentistry. it was inspired by her husband's descent from abusing prescription pills to using heroin. and dr. thomas andrew. his firsthand experience deal with the breadth of this epidemic inspired him to pursue a career as a minister. okay. now you know the players. here is some of their eye-opening conversation. >> meeting doctors prescribing medication to patients in pain. how do we help fuel this opioid epidemsnick what happened there? >> surgery is a gateway to opioid addiction. about 1 in 10 people who gets a surgery in this country will go on to beco...

Is but across the board we need to lower the barriers to treatment. physicians need a special license to subscribe the most effective treatment for opioid addition. shown to cut addiction by 50%. you don't need a special license to prescribe the oxycodone that they prescribe in the first place. you have the dea monitoring you to prescribe the antidote for addiction. it doesn't make any sense. >> those antidotes, you are treating an opioid with an opioid. and that gets very controversial. >> yes it does. >> when we were treating somebody who struggles with cigarettes, they have a problem with n...

Epidemic a public health emergency. what exactly does that mean? did he wait too long to act? we certainly hope not. there are lives at risk. give up, skeletor! you're finished! curse you, he-man, you interfering imbecile! give us one good reason we shouldn't vanquish you to another dimension! ok, guys, hear me out. switching to geico could save you... hundreds on car insurance. huh, he does make a point... i do like to save money... catch you on the flip, suckas! geico. because saving fifteen percent or more on car insurance is always a great answer. (avo) but you also have a higher risk of h...