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Statement from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on President Trump's Plans to Declare the Opioid Crisis a National Emergency

8/10/2017

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's plans to declare the opioid crisis as a national emergency:

"I applaud President Trump for his plans to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency. Additional resources from the federal government will help hard-hit states like Ohio."

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