One Paramedic's View Of The Growing Opioid Crisis

President Trump is declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency Thursday. The order could give states more flexibility in how they spend federal money to respond to the drug overdose crisis, which last year was the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, claiming more than 64,000 lives.

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks with James Dlutowski (@JamesDlutowski), a paramedic for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services who has a front-line view of the opioid crisis.