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jerrab » 02 Dec 2025, 5:42 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Dec 2025, 5:42 pm

https://drugpolicy.org/resource/federal ... revention/
 So many of us are scared and heartbroken as the overdose crisis—fueled by fentanyl—continues to take lives in the U.S.The Trump administration says they want to fix the problem. But their actions tell a different story.Right now, the Trump administration is continuing massive budget cuts that will make it harder—if not impossible—for many people to get the help they need.Federal funding cuts will gut:

• Addiction treatment.
• Naloxone, the medicine that reverses opioid overdoses.

Oh sure, the administration “doesn’t care” about the crisis… except for that little detail where they declared opioids a national emergency, passed the SUPPORT Act, and pumped billions into treatment grants. But yeah, clearly the plan was to just twiddle thumbs while fentanyl ran wild. Cuts? Please. Federal spending on opioid programs actually increased—so maybe check the numbers before writing the obituary for addiction services.

“Numbers don’t lie: opioid response spending went up, not down. Narrative fail.”