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Federal cuts will gut lifelines that are currently keeping people alive. What we need isn’t less, but more: naloxone, treatment, housing, and support people can count on. Lives depend on it. Learn more drugpolicy.org/resource/fed...
Federal Cuts Threaten Overdose Prevention: See the Latest Data
This tracker follows the Trump administration’s massive budget cuts affecting overdose and addiction treatment.
drugpolicy.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Federal cuts will gut lifelines that are currently keeping people alive. What we need isn’t less, but more: naloxone, treatment, housing, and support people can count on. Lives depend on it. Learn more drugpolicy.org/resource/fed...
This is more than a budget fight—it’s a fight for life. With your support, we can fight back to protect overdose prevention & addiction treatment. Learn more from our new resource w/ the Legal Action Center. drugpolicy.org/resource/fed...
Federal Cuts Threaten Overdose Prevention: See the Latest Data
The Trump administration is continuing massive budget cuts that will make it harder for many people to get addition treatment.
drugpolicy.org
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is more than a budget fight—it’s a fight for life. With your support, we can fight back to protect overdose prevention & addiction treatment. Learn more from our new resource w/ the Legal Action Center. drugpolicy.org/resource/fed...
Now, the admin wants Congress to slash $26B more in overdose prevention & addiction care.
These cuts would strip away lifesaving tools like naloxone, fentanyl test strips, & addiction treatment. The result? More overdoses. Fewer treatment options. A worsening public health crisis
These cuts would strip away lifesaving tools like naloxone, fentanyl test strips, & addiction treatment. The result? More overdoses. Fewer treatment options. A worsening public health crisis
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Now, the admin wants Congress to slash $26B more in overdose prevention & addiction care.
These cuts would strip away lifesaving tools like naloxone, fentanyl test strips, & addiction treatment. The result? More overdoses. Fewer treatment options. A worsening public health crisis
These cuts would strip away lifesaving tools like naloxone, fentanyl test strips, & addiction treatment. The result? More overdoses. Fewer treatment options. A worsening public health crisis
Federal cuts to the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) mean fewer resources to address overdose and addiction in every state, especially in rural and underserved communities.
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Federal cuts to the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) mean fewer resources to address overdose and addiction in every state, especially in rural and underserved communities.
Impacts are already felt in communities:
•Texas shut down a 24/7 addiction & mental health support line due to lost funding.
•A North Carolina nonprofit lost its DOJ grant, which will reverse progress on overdose prevention & push more people toward jail instead of treatment.
•Texas shut down a 24/7 addiction & mental health support line due to lost funding.
•A North Carolina nonprofit lost its DOJ grant, which will reverse progress on overdose prevention & push more people toward jail instead of treatment.
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Impacts are already felt in communities:
•Texas shut down a 24/7 addiction & mental health support line due to lost funding.
•A North Carolina nonprofit lost its DOJ grant, which will reverse progress on overdose prevention & push more people toward jail instead of treatment.
•Texas shut down a 24/7 addiction & mental health support line due to lost funding.
•A North Carolina nonprofit lost its DOJ grant, which will reverse progress on overdose prevention & push more people toward jail instead of treatment.
The Trump admin & Congress have already slashed:
•At least $345 million from programs that fund addiction and overdose prevention services
•$588 million from drug-related research
•Nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid—the biggest source of addiction treatment funding in the U.S.
•At least $345 million from programs that fund addiction and overdose prevention services
•$588 million from drug-related research
•Nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid—the biggest source of addiction treatment funding in the U.S.
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Trump admin & Congress have already slashed:
•At least $345 million from programs that fund addiction and overdose prevention services
•$588 million from drug-related research
•Nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid—the biggest source of addiction treatment funding in the U.S.
•At least $345 million from programs that fund addiction and overdose prevention services
•$588 million from drug-related research
•Nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid—the biggest source of addiction treatment funding in the U.S.
Proposed federal funding cuts will gut:
•Addiction treatment
•Naloxone, the medicine that reverses opioid overdoses
•Medications that reduce cravings & ease withdrawal
Research into lifesaving approaches to the overdose crisis
•And even funding that keeps hospitals open
•Addiction treatment
•Naloxone, the medicine that reverses opioid overdoses
•Medications that reduce cravings & ease withdrawal
Research into lifesaving approaches to the overdose crisis
•And even funding that keeps hospitals open
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Proposed federal funding cuts will gut:
•Addiction treatment
•Naloxone, the medicine that reverses opioid overdoses
•Medications that reduce cravings & ease withdrawal
Research into lifesaving approaches to the overdose crisis
•And even funding that keeps hospitals open
•Addiction treatment
•Naloxone, the medicine that reverses opioid overdoses
•Medications that reduce cravings & ease withdrawal
Research into lifesaving approaches to the overdose crisis
•And even funding that keeps hospitals open