Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission

Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission

Agency overview
Formed	March 29, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-29)
Dissolved	December 2017
Jurisdiction	U.S. Government
Agency executive	Chris Christie, Chair
Parent agency	Office of National Drug Control Policy
Key document	Presidential Executive Order Establishing the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Website	Executive Order 13784 (Archived)

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The Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission was a commission that advised the Trump administration on combating the ongoing opioid epidemic claiming more than 30,000 American fatalities annually in the United States.^[2] The commission was chaired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.^[3] The commission disbanded in December 2017.

Commission members

• Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, Chairman
• Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts
• Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina
• Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
• Bertha Madras, former deputy director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida^[4]

Mission

According to a draft of its executive order of creation, the panel was charged with responsibilities to:^[5]

• Identify federal funding which could be directed toward medical treatments and aftercare.
• Identify areas in the U.S. with substandard opioid treatment options.
• Identify possible ways to combat the crisis through changes to prescription-writing standards.
• Identify possible ways to provide better addiction treatment options to released convicts.
• Receive support from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the director of the latter's representing the U.S. president in interactions with the panel.

The commission's interim recommendations were slated to be due within 90 days of its inauguration and a final report, in October 2017. The final report is: The President's Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opiod Crisis - final report

See also

• List of executive actions by Donald Trump

References

1. Fentanyl. Image 4 of 17. US DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). See archive with caption: "photo illustration of 2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose in most people".
2. The Editorial Board (February 3, 2018). "Opinion - How Trump Can Keep His Vows on Opioids and Infrastructure". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
3. Williams, Weston (March 29, 2017). "To address opioid crisis, Trump to give Chris Christie the helm". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
4. THE PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON COMBATING DRUG ADDICTION AND THE OPIOID CRISIS
5. Says, Joe Dupont (March 28, 2017). "Executive order lays out blueprint for Trump opioid commission". STAT. Retrieved July 4, 2017.