STAT+: Trump\u2019s new drug policy mixes \u2018harshest\u2019 penalties for dealers and test strips for users
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The Trump administration vows to emphasize addiction treatment alongside an enforcement-first drug policy, according to a not-yet-public strategy document obtained by STAT.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In an effort to reduce overdose deaths caused by fentanyl and other illicit substances, the administration plans to \u201cdisrupt the supply chain from tooth to tail,\u201d according to the document, known as the Statement of Drug Policy Priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The outline, which consists of just over three pages of text, represents the first formal framing of the drug policy that the new administration intends to pursue. And while it focuses in large part on enforcement, it also devotes substantial attention to drug use prevention, addiction recovery, medication-based treatment, and the opioid overdose antidote naloxone. It comes less than a week after President Trump said he was nominating Sara Carter<\/a>, a former Fox News contributor with no government, law enforcement, or health policy experience, to lead the agency that authored the document: the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n