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Trump Administration Proposes Nationwide Wastewater Testing for Drugs

5/4/2026

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President Donald Trump’s administration proposes national wastewater testing to track illegal drug use in real time.
The White House will release a 195-page drug strategy next week with no budget disclosed.
Federal data show overdose deaths fell after a 2023 peak yet remained above 68,000 in the year to November.
The plan calls for AI cargo screening, electronic health-record analysis, expanded treatment access, and designates certain cartels as terror groups.

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President Donald Trump’s administration proposes national wastewater testing to track illegal drug use in real time.
The White House will release a 195-page drug strategy next week with no budget disclosed.
Federal data show overdose deaths fell after a 2023 peak yet remained above 68,000 in the year to November.
The plan calls for AI cargo screening, electronic health-record analysis, expanded treatment access, and designates certain cartels as terror groups.