- These grants include more than $900 million in grants for States and territories to address the opioid crisis in their communities.
- An additional $900 million will be awarded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for research into overdose treatment and improving overdose data.
- This follows nearly $400 million awarded last month to help community health centers, rural organizations, and academic institutions expand access to substance use disorder and mental health services.
- Since announcing this initiative, the President has led efforts to reduce opioid supplies, prevent opioid abuse, and increase treatment and recovery services.
- President Trump secured $6 billion in new, additional funding in fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019 to fight opioid misuse, addiction, and overdose.
- Last year, the President signed into law the overwhelmingly bipartisan SUPPORT Act.
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant funding to combat this crisis increased nearly 4-fold from FY 2016 to FY 2018, and is increasing again this FY.
STOPPING SUPPLIES FROM REACHING OUR COMMUNITIES: President Trump is targeting illicit suppliers to ensure that deadly drugs are stopped before they reach our communities.
- For the past two years, our Nation's law enforcement officers have taken the fight to suppliers of illicit drugs.
- Last year, we seized almost 5,000 pounds of fentanyl at the border—totaling 1.2 billion lethal doses, or enough to kill every American four times.
- In 2018, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas disrupted or dismantled nearly 3,000 drug trafficking or money laundering organizations.
- The President has repeatedly called on China to do more to stem the illicit flow of synthetic opioids exported from China.
- The Administration has brought kingpin designations against fentanyl traffickers operating in China, India, Mexico, and other countries.
- During that operation, DOJ seized enough fentanyl to kill 105,000 Americans.
PREVENTING OPIOID ABUSE: The Trump Administration is working to prevent opioid abuse by raising awareness and cracking down on over-prescription.
- President Trump has launched efforts to educate Americans about the dangers of opioid misuse.
- The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) partnered with the Truth Initiative and Ad Council to educate youth about opioid misuse.
- This campaign has already reached 58 percent of young adults and generated 1.4 billion total views.
HELPING AMERICANS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION: The Administration is working to support Americans struggling with addiction.
- President Trump's Administration is expanding access to treatment for Americans struggling with addiction.
- Administration estimates suggest approximately 347,000 more Americans are receiving medication-assisted treatment in 2019 than in 2016.
- The number of patients receiving medication-assisted treatment at federally funded community health centers increased by 142 percent from 2016 to 2018.
- There has been a 378 percent increase in naloxone dispensed monthly since President Trump took office.
TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE OPIOID CRISIS: President Trump is making real progress in the fight against the crisis next door.
- According to initial data, the overdose death toll fell in 2018 for the first time in two decades.
- Nationwide, there was a 5 percent decrease in drug overdose deaths from 2017 to 2018.
- Drug overdose deaths are declining in many of the States hit hardest by this crisis, including New Hampshire, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and more.
- Drug overdose deaths have fallen from their peak levels by 10 percent in New Hampshire, 8 percent in West Virginia, 20 percent in Iowa, 24 percent in Pennsylvania, 16 percent in Kentucky, and 24 percent in Ohio.
