The White House is proposing a cut of 94 percent to the budget of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), according to an e-mail to agency employees by Acting Director Richard Baum. He asked employees not to share the information, but the e-mail was quickly leaked, NPR reports.
The proposed budget fully eliminates several programs involved in fighting the opioid epidemic, the article notes.
Full story of White House slashing drug policy budget at drugfree.org