US EditionTrump signs executive order on combating substance addiction
The White House initiative aims to unify federal agencies and increase grant efficiency, addressing addiction as a medical condition affecting nearly 50 million Americans, officials said.
- President Trump will sign an executive order to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction and substance abuse, creating the 'White House Great American Recovery Initiative'.
- The initiative will be chaired by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kathryn Burgum, who is married to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and is an advocate for addiction recovery.
- According to the White House, 40.7 million adults with a substance abuse disorder did not receive the treatment they needed in 2024 and 95.6% did not know they needed the treatment.
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Trump launches Great American Recovery plan
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order launching what he called the Great American Recovery Initiative, a national effort aimed at combating addiction and substance abuse by coordinating federal, state, local, and private-sector resources. Calling addiction “a big deal in this country and probably in every country,” Trump said the initiative was designed to help Americans “get the help and the support that they n…
Trump Unveils Addiction Recovery Plan Focused on Prevention, Support
President Donald Trump on Jan. 29 launched a government-wide federal response to treating addiction, also known as substance use disorder. The president issued an executive order outlining the Great American Recovery Initiative, a unified federal strategy to combat the addiction crisis by treating substance use as a chronic medical condition rather than an isolated occurrence. The initiative prioritizes early intervention, based on scientific ev…
Trump signs executive order launching US-wide drug recovery initiative
Speaking from the Oval Office alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump said the initiative would bring together efforts across federal, state and local governments as well as the private sector.
Trump creates Great American Recovery Initiative for better national response to addiction
President Donald Trump took executive action on Thursday to create the White House Great American Recovery Initiative in order to better coordinate the country’s national response to addiction. “Many of those with me today have personally known the heartache of a loved one taken by drug or alcohol addiction,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “I do, just like millions of American families.” The president’s elder brother, Fred Trump Jr,. d…
Trump Signs Executive Order Launching 'Great American Recovery Initiative' to Combat Addiction Crisis
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)-President Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing the White House Great American Recovery Initiative, a new effort to coordinate a national response to the addiction and substance abuse crisis. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email “I’m signing a historic executive order to combat the scourge of addiction and […]
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