{"id":2018396,"date":"2023-08-31T16:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-450-million-funding-to-address-overdose-epidemic\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:59:45","slug":"white-house-announces-450-million-funding-to-address-overdose-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-450-million-funding-to-address-overdose-epidemic\/","title":{"rendered":"White House allocates $450M to tackle overdose crisis."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-announces-450-million-funding-to-address-overdose-epidemic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Biden Administration Announces $450 Million in Funding \u2064to Combat Drug \u200dOverdose Epidemic<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration has taken a significant\u200b step in \u2064addressing the drug overdose epidemic by announcing $450 million in new funding. This announcement, made\u2063 on \u2064August 31 in connection with International Overdose Awareness Day, demonstrates the administration&#8217;s commitment to \u2062tackling this pressing issue.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will allocate approximately $20.5 million\u2062 for the Drug-Free Communities (DFC)\u2062 Support Program. This program aims to support communities in their\u2062 efforts to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-coast-democrat-leaders-create-safe-haven-for-out-of-state-abortion-seekers\/\" title=\"West Coast Democrat Leaders Create \"Safe Haven\" for Out-of-State Abortion Seekers\">combat drug abuse<\/a>\u200d and addiction.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/senate-holds-panel-on-fentanyl-trafficking-5061438\">Mexican Cartels Dominate Global\u2063 Fentanyl Drug Trade Aided by \u200bChinese Money Launderers, DEA Head Testifies<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">2\/16\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-dealer-user-details-newport-beachs-secret-drug-trade-4172975\">Former\u2064 Dealer, User Details Newport Beach\u2019s\u200d Drug Trade<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">12\/23\/2021<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The administration&#8217;s funding initiative aligns\u2064 with President Joe \u200cBiden&#8217;s\u200c Unity Agenda and aims to expand \u2062efforts to mitigate the overdose epidemic and save lives. It also seeks to intensify the\u2062 battle against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-border-crisis-is-killing-americans-data-shows\/\" title=\"The Border Crisis Is Killing Americans, Data Shows\">illegal drug trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fiscal year 2023, this initiative will \u2062support 164 new projects, joining the existing 587 continuation grant recipients. These projects are community\u200c coalitions that work on evidence-based \u2063prevention strategies, representing an investment of over $93.8 million by the administration.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control \u200dand Prevention (CDC) will also provide $279 million\u200d in grants through the Overdose Data to Action program. These grants will facilitate the expansion of harm reduction measures, establish connections to vital care, and provide\u2062 essential data to effectively counter the evolving overdose crisis.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the funding will extend to city, county, and territorial health\u2062 departments, aiming to\u200c bridge a gap in support\u2062 for \u200dlocal \u200dcommunities.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the ONDCP has allocated more than $18.9 million to the High Intensity Drug \u2062Trafficking \u200dAreas (HIDTA) Program. This \u200bfunding builds \u200bupon the previous allocation of over $275 million and will contribute to projects across 33 regional HIDTAs, including the establishment and\u2062 expansion of Crime Gun Intelligence Centers (CGICs) in \u200d27 regional HIDTAs.<\/p>\n<p>The administration emphasizes that channeling resources to these areas reinforces its commitment to addressing the\u200b overdose crisis and\u200c reducing\u200b its impact on communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Taken\u2063 together, these measures will help save lives and make our communities safer,&#8221;\u200d asserts the White House in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>President \u2064Joe Biden has previously declared August 27 through September 2 as\u2063 Overdose\u200d Awareness \u200cWeek, aiming \u2063to draw attention to the devastating effects of illicit substances like fentanyl and other drugs. \u200cThis week-long observance\u200d underscores the urgency of the \u2064epidemic and reinforces \u200bthe administration&#8217;s dedication to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-450-million-funding-to-address-overdose-epidemic\/\" title=\"White House allocates 0M to tackle overdose crisis.\">curbing overdose-related fatalities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every loss is a painful reminder that \u200bwe must take bold action to end our nation&#8217;s \u2062overdose epidemic,&#8221; President Biden said in the proclamation. &#8220;During Overdose Awareness Week, we \u200dreaffirm our commitment to beating this public health and public safety epidemic\u200b \u2014\u2064 in memory\u2062 of all those we have\u2062 lost and to protect all the lives we cherish.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>announced $450 million in funding to combat the drug overdose crisis on Aug. 31, coinciding with International Overdose Awareness Day. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will distribute approximately $20.5 million to the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. This initiative aims to address the pressing issue of drug addiction in communities across the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":2018397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2018396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2018397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}