The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is seeking 6.6bn to help address the US’ addiction epidemic. The request is a $1.3bn increase on funding from last year and includes $a record $34.6bn across public health and public safety measures to specifically reduce deaths linked with illicit opioid use. The ONDCP said the money would be deployed flexibly so that different regions could respond according to their circumstances, with the Department of Agriculture given $50m for hard-hit rural locations. The budget request also includes $270m for construction of a border wall and other related drug issues.
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is seeking a record $34.6bn to help address the US’ addiction epidemic. The request is a $1.3bn increase on funding from last year and includes $6.6bn across public health and public safety measures to specifically reduce deaths linked with illicit opioid use. The ONDCP said the money would be deployed flexibly so that different regions could respond according to their circumstances, with the Department of Agriculture given $50m for hard-hit rural locations. The budget request also includes $270m for construction of a border wall and other related drug issues.