Commission. He calls todays action, quote, bold. Other examples of Public Health emergencies in the u. S. Include the h1n1 influenza outbreak and natural disasters. Drey clark, nbc 10 news. The president s action couldnt come soon enough for local families who have felt the impact firsthand. Ted greenberg spoke with a family whose made it their mission to stop the hoirn. Its getting worse. Reporter as the Opioid Epidemic deepens, so does her pain. She and her husband bill run stevens place, a sober living house named after their son. They lost him last year to a hoirn overdose at age 26. If my heart and mind, my son dies every day and i dont know if im ever going to be able to fully heal from losing him because its every day. They are dying every day. The couple founded a nonprofit called stop the heroin. Far more needs to be done. Were still seeing people fighting to get into treatment. People with no insurance or medicaid. Youre not alone. Help is within reach. Governor christie head