US EditionEmily's Hope, EMT react to proposed naloxone cuts
- In late March 2025, the federal government reduced more than $11 billion in funds allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to significant setbacks for addiction recovery initiatives in several states, including Colorado and Kentucky.
- These funding reductions came in the wake of a federal agency’s restructuring intended to optimize resource use, though critics argue this runs counter to efforts aimed at developing a capable and recovery-focused workforce.
- Affected programs like Colorado's HardBeauty and Kentucky's Niyyah Recovery Initiative have curtailed outreach, laid off staff, and reduced community services that previously connected people to recovery resources.
- Rahul Gupta, Biden's drug czar, said cutting recovery funding risks fewer employable people despite the Republican Party's goals to increase employment and reduce welfare reliance, while staff warn clients lose vital hope through role model interactions.
- Many recovery advocates express fear that without dedicated federal support, program sustainability and progress will falter, and although private and state funding may help, they likely cannot match federal levels.
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Emily's Hope, EMT react to proposed naloxone cuts
TEA, S.D. (KELO) -- The Trump administration has reportedly proposed a $56 million cut to grant funding for naloxone, which is also known by the brand name Narcan. It's a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Emily's Hope recently announced plans to distribute 20,000 naloxone kits across South Dakota. While the non-profit's founder Angela Kennecke says Trump's proposed cuts won't impact that program, she worries the progres…
Colorado moms in crisis, jobs lost: The human cost of Trump’s addiction funding cuts
By Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in COVID-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses. An Indiana organization that employs people in recovery to help peers with substance use disorders and mental illness was forced to lay off three workers. A Texas digital support service for people with addiction and mental illness prepared to shutter its 24/7 cal…
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Moms in crisis, jobs lost: The human cost of Trump’s addiction funding cuts
When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in covid-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses.
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