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White House Offers $450 Million to Combat Drug Overdoses
- Funding comes as Republicans target issue on campaign trail
- Trump, DeSantis float using US military to fight trafficking
A US Customs and Border officer finds opioid pills in a parcel at John F. Kennedy Airport's US Postal Service facility in New York.
Photographer: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Biden administration announced a $450 million effort to fight overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids amid a nationwide surge that has become a 2024 campaign issue.
White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden said in a briefing Thursday that the money would be spent on prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services, as well as cracking down on drug trafficking.
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White House Offers $450 Million to Combat Drug Overdoses