The Trump administration has extended the emergency declaration regarding the opioid crisis through mid-June, recognizing that while drug deaths in the U.S. have begun to decline, this issue remains a national security concern. Despite President Trump's misleading links between fentanyl smuggling and tariffs, recent data shows a notable reduction in overdose fatalities, particularly concerning fentanyl. Measures such as improved availability of opioid-treatment medications and Medicaid's role in addiction recovery have been credited for this decline, although budget cuts proposed by some Republicans may threaten these advances.
In fact, drug overdose deaths have been declining rapidly in the U.S. since the summer of 2023, with fatalities linked specifically to fentanyl down roughly 30 percent.
Renewing the public health emergency declaration for 90 days will allow the federal government continued flexibility responding to the crisis.
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