American substance use policy is undergoing a major restructuring following the release of the White House's 2026 National Drug Control Strategy and a series of sweeping executive directives. The Trump administration has introduced a fundamental pivot in how the federal government approaches addiction, despite not allocating the funds to support this pivot. The policies
President Trump is in the midst of a plan to stem opioid use, but his controversial ideas seem to be based more on the failed war on drugs model rather than science-backed drug treatment plans that are accessible for all. In fact, part of his ideas to curtail opioid use includes putting primary drug dealers
At a time that addiction is causing a crisis for so many lives across the country, a leaked memo last week showed that the Trump administration is proposing drastic cuts to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the nation’s primary coordinating anti-drug agency that creates programs on addiction and prevention and makes recommendations
Addiction treatment coverage is slashed in the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act, which will strip away what advocates say is essential coverage for drug addiction treatment. This reduction in coverage is being proposed even as the number of people dying from opiate overdoses has continue to climb nationwide. Beginning in 2020, the
With the addiction crisis that has been taking place across the United States over the past ten years, hardly any Congressional district has been left untouched. Many politicians made fighting opiate addiction a part of their platform during the 2016 election, and met with constituents to hear their stories of crisis and loss. However, as
