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John,
Here’s the good news: Overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly
25%. Down to 87,000 in 2024 from 114,000 in 2023. Taking the previous
upward trend of the epidemic, that’s tens of thousands of lives saved from
one year to the next.
Here’s the bad news: 87,000 Americans still lost their lives to the opioid
crisis last year, that is 87,000 too many and far from our goal of 0
overdoses.
Now here comes the ugly: Trump wants to take the achievements we’ve made
in battling opioid dependency and overdoses and throw it all away, putting
thousands of lives at risk.
[ [link removed] ]Urge Congress to Keep Naloxone Funding in Place
One major factor behind the downturn in deaths is Naloxone (Narcan) — a
life-saving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses in minutes. Now
widely accessible to the public, it's become an essential resource for
first responders, who are often the first to arrive when every second
counts. Across the country, many police and fire departments were able to
purchase Naloxone and get trained on how to administer it via a $56m grant
administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) — a part of the Department of Health and Human
Services. In fact, in 2024 alone, the program trained 66,000 emergency
personnel and distributed over 282,500 naloxone kits nationwide^1.
His latest budget proposal slashes $40 billion from the Department of
Health and Human Services — and on the chopping block is that $56 million
grant, leaving many of our first responders — especially those in rural
areas with limited resources — toothless to battle against the plague of
O.D.s.
[ [link removed] ]Keep Naloxone in the hands of our first responders & save lives
For whatever reason, Trump seems fixated on slashing funding for programs
that help everyday Americans — all under the tired excuse of rooting out
“waste, fraud, and abuse.” But here’s the truth:
* Equipping first responders with naloxone is a proven, cost-effective
strategy that prevents unnecessary emergency room visits and lowers
public health expenses — far from government waste, it’s a life-saving
investment^2.
* The true fraud is pretending to care about the opioid crisis while
defunding tools that actually save lives. Naloxone offers a second
chance to people battling addiction — a chance to recover, heal, and
contribute to society.
* Denying communities access to overdose-reversal medication is a form
of policy abuse that endangers public health. Overdose deaths ripple
through families and neighborhoods — naloxone protects everyone, not
just those who use it.
The $56m SAMHSA grant represents just 0.0014% of the proposed cuts — a
fraction so small it’s just 7 out of every 5,000 dollars. Yet the lives it
protects could number in the tens of thousands.
Eliminating it would be irresponsible and dangerous. Public health leaders
warn it could cause overdose deaths to spike back to 2023 levels or worse
and leaders on both sides of the aisle recognize the importance of Narcan
and it is legally available in all 50 states in some for or another. This
cut would amount to a devastating setback that flies in the face of
Trump’s own promises to tackle the opioid crisis.
It’s not just bad policy — it’s a decision that could cost lives. Urge
your Congressperson to tell the Trump Administration: Don’t put dollars
over lives. Keep naloxone funding in place. ✍🏾 [ [link removed] ]Sign the petition
now. ✍🏾
1 [ [link removed] ]Trump Budget Draft Ends Narcan Program and Other Addiction Measures
2 [ [link removed] ]Opiod-overdose 'miracle drug' faces $56M in cuts
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