“Trump admin dramatically weakened how we treat addiction”

The Trump administration’s cuts to federal addiction programs are striking a blow to the US economy, not just public health, Addiction Science Under Siege from the Addiction Science Defense Network revealed yesterday. Alcohol and substance abuse drain over $740billion a year – but almost 2/3rds of SAMHSA staff were eliminated, and over $588million NIH addiction-related research grants canceled. See also Trump administration’s drug strategy is at odds with recent actions on funding, policy.