Overview

• The administration has removed harm reduction toolkits and educational materials from government websites.
• President Trump issued an executive order directing agencies not to fund safe consumption or other harm reduction programs seen as facilitating illegal drug use.
• SAMHSA’s August guidance bars federal funding for syringes, smoking kits and other safer-use supplies but affirms continued support for naloxone distribution.
• Public health groups warn the funding restrictions and federal messaging shift could deter state and local programs and reverse recent overdose death declines.
• The policy reversal departs from the Biden-era framework that coincided with the lowest national overdose rate since March 2020.