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President Trump does a 180 on drug addiction.

Hello again, I'm Armin Almi, and this is To the Point.

The President's Special Commission on Opioid Abuse has recommended he declare a national

emergency. Tuesday, he sent word he would not. But the number of overdose deaths in a year exceeds

troop casualties in the entire Vietnam War. Yesterday, he said yes, after all. A national emergency

could mean federal resources for treatment, including for mental

illness. It's a long way from Nancy Reagan's Just Say No. But she was talking about crack cocaine in

the inner cities, while opioids are a scourge of white Americans in Republican enclaves.

We'll hear more. Also today, the president tells North Korea the U.S. military is locked and loaded.

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Hello again. We're on Allieback with To The Point. The FDA says it's uncertain about the safety of the impossible burger.

That's the meatless patty that seems to bleed.

Are the regulators behind the curve when it comes to food technology?

That's our talking point later on in our program.

Our main topic today, the president has reversed course on declaring opiate addiction a national

emergency. Or has he? First, this news update. The Associated Press reports there is a back

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