When will this nightmare end?

More than three months after President Trump declared the nation's opioid crisis a public health emergency, activists and healthcare providers say they're still waiting for some other action.

The Trump administration quietly renewed the declaration recently. But it's given no signs it's developing a comprehensive strategy to address an epidemic that claims more than 115 lives every day. The President now says to combat opioids he's focused on enforcement, not treatment.

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He was never focused on treatment. He can't focus on anything.

"People form blue ribbon committees. They do everything they can. And frankly, I have a different take on it. My take is you have to get really, really tough, really mean with the drug pushers and the drug dealers."People form blue ribbon committees. They do everything they can. And frankly, I have a different take on it. My take is you have to get really, really tough, really mean with the drug pushers and the drug dealers."

That would be the pharmaceutical companies and prescribing doctors. But I'm sure he doesn't mean those folks.

President Trump declared a public health emergency in October to deal with the opioid epidemic. The declaration brought no new money to fund the federal response.

In the 2018 budget, the President recommended cutting the Office of National Drug Control Policy budget by 95 percent, and may do so again this year.

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"The 2018 budget had a $400 million cut to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration which is the lead agency that funds treatment in the United States," Humphreys says.

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In November, President Trump announced he's donating his third-quarter salary — about $100,000 — to help the Department of Health and Human Services fight opioids.

Dear God! A whole $100,000!

Also this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an operation using medical data to crack down on pharmacies and doctors that dispense suspicious amounts of opioids.

At least the Elf is on the right track. Of course an announcement is what Trump did in October, and that's gone nowhere.

Also this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an operation using medical data to crack down on pharmacies and doctors that dispense suspicious amounts of opioids.

President Trump still hasn't nominated anyone to head the Drug Enforcement Agency.

The administration hasn't asked Congress for any new funding to address the opioid epidemic.

He's not thinking about the opioid crisis. He's thinking about the crisis of Mueller closing in on his criminal cabal.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.