dr. kolodny and i disagee on the take on this.st of all, this opioid crisis has fest erred for almost a decade. the upsurge was in 2010. and i have seem to expect the pesident to solve the prob within a few weeks or months of declaring a national emergency is unrealistic. especially since the report of the commission is coming up next week. that report is going to have far greater detail in terms of areas that need funding, areas that need dramically-- dramatic reform and areas that need prevention. my take on the president's speech today is that it was one of the finest presentations on the overview of what drugs to people, what are the consequences are, and it presents a national philosophy on drugs that we vnlt heard in recent times. >> dr. kolodny let's say that next week the president does come forward with the billions of dollars you would like to see put towards this epidemic. what are we to do with that money? what are the big challenges that need funding and need attention? >> if we want to see overdose deaths begin to co