06-05-2017 23:15 via ktoo.org

Leaked document indicates big proposed cuts to drug czar’s office

A draft document from the White House budget office, obtained by NPR, proposes nearly zeroing out funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, despite Trump campaign promises to tackle the opioid epidemic.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Updated at 8:15 p.m. ET
In an all-staff email to employees in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, acting Director Richard Baum shared some news he described as “very discouraging for our Nation’s effort to address drug abuse
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