Trump officials tout fight against drug abuse amid cut
Lansing — Trump administration officials visiting Michigan on Tuesday championed opioid abuse prevention efforts and touted the president’s “unquestionable commitment” to reversing the national epidemic despite questions over potential budget cuts. read more...
White House could defund drug abuse office
Despite a continually worsening national opioid epidemic, President Donald Trump’s administration is attempting to slash funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. A leaked memo cited in a Politico report reveals the White House proposed to decrease funding for the ONDCP from $388 million annually to $24 million. That money works its way from Washington, D.C., to a number of law enforcement and drug prevention programs across the country, including some in West Virginia. read more...
Editorial: Cutting drug-fighting programs a step backward
Maybe the news last week about potential cuts to federal initiatives aimed at combating substance abuse was just one of those mixed messages that sometimes come out of the administration of President Donald Trump. Maybe it was just a simple mistake, although the particulars emanating from Washington, D.C., would seem to indicate otherwise. Whatever the case, let's hope word of the reductions turns out to be a false alarm. read more...
Office of National Drug Policy Budget Slashed By Proposed Budget
Announced via White House memo late last week, the Office of National Drug Policy (ONDCP) is facing massive cuts to their current annual budget of $388 million. Proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the New York Times reported on Friday, “the White House is proposing to slash the drug policy office budget by about 95 percent, to just $24 million.” read more...
Christie doesn’t think Trump will gut drug czar office
or most adults, moderate alcohol use is probably not harmful. However, about 18 million adult Americans have an alcohol use disorder. This means that their drinking causes distress and harm. It includes alcoholism and alcohol abuse. read more...
Lawmakers ask Trump: Don't cut drug office
President Trump's interest in cutting funding for an anti-drug abuse office is drawing bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers say it's necessary to fight an ongoing heroin epidemic. read more...
Restore crucial funds to drug-control agency
AT A TIME when the national opioid addiction epidemic is crippling our country — killing more people than car crashes and firearms — it is more important than ever for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to continue its effective and vital community-based programs that support law enforcement, reduce crime, and save lives. Defunding the office will have an immediate adverse impact on public health and safety. read more...
Sen. Portman opposes White House gutting federal drug control agency
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, says gutting the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is the absolute wrong move. read more...
Tom Price, Kellyanne Conway detail Trump's plan to address opioid abuse
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway came to Michigan Tuesday to reassert President Donald Trump's commitment to addressing opioid abuse. read more...
Schumer Blasts Proposal To Cut Drug-Policy Office’s Budget Read More: Schumer Blasts Proposal To Cut Drug-Policy Office's Budget
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is criticizing a Trump administration proposal to cut the budget of the Office of National Drug Control policy by 95 percent. The New York Democrat said Sunday that cutting funds to the drug abuse-fighting agency would show that President Donald Trump does not intend “to keep the promises he’s made to the American people.” read more...
Michigan congressman: Trump plan to cut anti-drug funding 'reckless'
WASHINGTON — Even as President Donald Trump’s top health official visited Lansing today to talk about opioid addiction, two members of Congress – a Republican senator from Ohio and a Democratic congressman from Michigan – were raising concerns about deep cuts proposed to a program to fight it. read more...
Priebus defends proposed cuts to W.H. office battling drug epidemic
Washington (CNN)White House chief of staff Reince Priebus defended a draft proposal to slash funds for the White House office responsible for fighting the opioid epidemic on Sunday, saying a lot of what the office does duplicates other government programs. read more...