Trump’s Drug Strategy Aims to Bolster Addiction Services — Despite Gutting of Government Support

Trump’s Drug Strategy Aims To Bolster Addiction Services — Despite Gutting of Government Support

The White House’s newly released strategy for tackling the nation’s drug and addiction crisis calls for a number of ambitious public health approaches that some experts say are laudable but will be hampered by the administration’s own actions. The sweeping 195-page National Drug Control Strategy, published May 4, advocates for making access to treatment easier than getting drugs, preventing young people from developing addictions in the first pl…

Trump Admin Releases New Strategy to Combat Drug Trafficking, Addiction

The federal government should target drug cartels and their supply lines, and Americans should work to create a drug-free nation, the federal office that is tasked with fighting drug addiction said in its updated strategy on May 4. “We will take the fight to the enemy with a relentless offense,” Sara Carter, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said in a letter accompanying the nearly 200-page strategy document. “The era of co…

White House Releases 2026 National Drug Control Strategy with Focus on Treatment and Prevention

The White House on May 4 released its 2026 National Drug Control Strategy, a 195-page blueprint that aims to reshape how the federal government responds to addiction, overdose deaths, and the cross-border drug trade. The document arrives at a moment when overdose mortality remains one of the country’s most persistent public health challenges, and when federal health policy is undergoing sweeping changes under the Trump administration. The strate…

Trump’s drug strategy aims to bolster addiction services — despite gutting of government support - The Mexico Ledger

(Photo by Getty Images)This article first appeared on KFF Health News.  The White House’s newly released strategy for tackling the nation’s drug and addiction crisis calls for a number of ambitious public health approaches that some experts say are laudable but will be hampered by the administration’s own actions. The sweeping 195-page National Drug Control Strategy, published May 4, advocates for making access to treatment easier than getting d…