This petition was created on 8/7/16 by Camelia Carter to be a plea to the Governor of the State of Ohio to DEMAND A STATE OF EMERGENCY, but on 8/9/16, while at a rally in Akron, OH, Camelia Carter announced to a crowd of thousands that it would be upgraded/updated to be a DEMAND A NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY petition for the entire USA, since so many people from other states were signing, it only made sense! Just want to make sure we are all clear here! 8/11/16 Local mother wants state of emergency declared for heroin epidemic | WKYC.com http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/local-mother-wants-state-of-emergency-declared-for-heroin-epidemic/295482435