| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop
USA. Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop
The Trump administration is extending through mid-June an emergency declaration linked to the opioid overdose crisis that was set to expire on Friday.
In a statement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged drug deaths in the U.S. "are starting to decline" but said the Trump administration will continue treating the opioid crisis as "the national security emergency that it is." (NPR – National Public Radio, USA, 19.03.2025)
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5333651/opioid-trump-fentanyl-emergency-overdose