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Trump Order Halts Fentanyl Test Strip Grants, Overdose Deaths Drop

5/4/2026

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Officials reversed a policy by invoking President Donald Trump’s executive order banning grant money for items facilitating drug use.
SAMHSA announced funding may no longer be used to buy fentanyl test strips.
Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition reported losing a $400,000 grant and having one month of strips left.
CDC data show overdose deaths fell from 111,000 in 2023 to 68,000 November 2025, a decline linked to naloxone and harm-reduction tools.

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Story summary

Officials reversed a policy by invoking President Donald Trump’s executive order banning grant money for items facilitating drug use.
SAMHSA announced funding may no longer be used to buy fentanyl test strips.
Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition reported losing a $400,000 grant and having one month of strips left.
CDC data show overdose deaths fell from 111,000 in 2023 to 68,000 November 2025, a decline linked to naloxone and harm-reduction tools.