The causeation and so its unfortunate within this whole process that hasnt come up. Yet, still the number one incline of opioid addiction is with the older generation. These are people who had slipped disks, arthritic knees and our standard of care is to go with oipiates first instead and arting with m. R. I. s work with the cause first. Instead we want to numb the pain first and thats where were missing it. Host in terms of the older population, the hill reports one in three beneficiaries in medicares Beneficiary Program received a prescription for opioids in 2016. Thats from the hill. Arlington, virginia, next up and this is michelle, republican line. Caller yes, hi. Thank you for taking my call. I just like to say i really appreciated the first lady and also the president s leadership and the compassion that theyve shown in making this known as a Public Health crisis all across our nation. I really appreciate the president s actionoriented approach. He looks at this like a corporate
Announcer ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Trump. [applause] mrs. Trump thank you. Thank you all for being here today. It touches my heart to see the many familiar faces of the people i have been lucky to get to know over the last few onths. Thank you for the time and strength it takes for each of you to tell your stories. We are here today because of your courage. The Opioid Epidemic has affected more than two million americans nationwide and sadly the number continues to ise. We lost more than 175 americans to overdoses every day and millions more are struggling with addiction. As many of you know, addiction affects children in many different ways and i have recently taken a larger interest in what i can do to help fight this epidemic. [applause] i have been participating in meetings and listening sessions and i have been visiting with eople who have been affected by this disease. I want to take a moment now to tell you what i have learned from the me
Congress investigating the obama administration, using evidence from the trump socalled dossier, that document Hillary Clinton and dnc, turns out funded. And they may have used this to get permission to spy on Donald Trumps Campaign Last year. If that is true, the legal i implication cost be absolutely massive. Well get to that. To our top story, the president about to declare a Public Health emergency in just a few minutes from now. Lets go to blake burman who is live at white house. Hi, there, break. Reporter trish, President Trump will speak in a few minutes from the east room white house, youre right. He will declare a Public Health emergency. That will allow a handful of things. As president were believing will outline at white house. Will call for expanded telemedicine access. Will help those in rural communities. Will allow the department of labor to provide grants to displaced workers. It will permit shifting of resources and hiv aids patients so they can receive Substance Abus
Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States, and mrs. Trump. [coughing] [applause] first lady trump thank you. Thank you. Listen. Thank you. All for being here today. It touches my heart to see the many familiar faces of the people who have been lucky to get to know over the last few months. Thank you for the time and strength it takes for each of you to tell your stories. We are here today because of your courage. The Opioid Epidemic has affected more than 2 million americans nationwide, and sadly, the number continues to rise. Americansre than 175 who overdose every day, and millions more are struggling with addiction. As many of you know, addiction affects children in many different ways, and i have recently taken a larger interest in what i can do to help fight this epidemic. [applause] first lady trump i have been participating in meetings and listening sessions, and i have been visiting people who have been affected by this disease. I want to take a moment to tell yo
[applause] thank you for being here today. It saddens me. We are here today because of your courage. The Opioid Epidemic impact more than 2 million americans nationwide, and sadly, the number continues to rise. Americansre than 175 to overdoses every day, and millions more are struggling with addiction. As many of you know, addiction affects people in many different ways. I have recently taken a larger incident and what i can do to help. [applause] i have been participating in listening and i have been visiting with people who have been affected by this disease. I want to take a moment now to tell you what i have learned from the men and women on the front lines of this epidemic. Don holman talked to me about his son, garrett. Who took medication for adhd and suffered from depression and anxiety. He explained that social media played a part in his sons erratic moods and behaviors. Garrett started to buy synthetic opioids online and selfmedicated for his depression, passing away from an