In 2015, 33,000 people died from opioid-related causes [Mic Archives]

Donald Trump just declared the opioid crisis a “national emergency.” Between 1999 and 2015, more than 500,000 people have died from opioid overdoses. Ohio in particular has been negatively affected by opioid misuse. In 2015, 2,7000 people in Ohio died from overdoses. The coroner's office in Ohio says the problem is “somewhat out of control.”