Youth Substance Use Prevention Month is a great time to learn more about the dangers of illicit drugs like fentanyl and life-saving overdose reversal medications like naloxone.

Visit realdealonfentanyl.com to learn more. ⤵️

The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to doing everything we can to ensure that naloxone is as accessible as possible.

Department of Housing and Urban Development released FAQs to ensure that this life-saving medication is accessible without penalty to residents. hud.gov/sites/dfiles/P…

I’m in Mexico City for the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue. It is critical that we continue to build close working relationships with our Mexican partners to reduce the threat of illicit fentanyl and transnational criminal organizations in both of our countries.

NEW: Biden-Harris Administration targets members of massive criminal network based in China to keep deadly drugs from reaching our communities.

These actions support our whole-of-government approach to cracking down on the global illicit drug trade.
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📷 ONDCP Deputy Director Adam Cohen is in Colombia this week for the Third Meeting of the U.S.-Colombia Counternarcotics Working Group to reiterate our commitment to working together with Colombia to reduce cocaine production and defeat transnational criminal organizations.

There are currently more than 20 million Americans who are in recovery from substance use disorder.

At the The White House, we convened business leaders, employees, youth, and educators to discuss the ways all Americans can work together to build a more recovery-ready nation.

📺 Tune in TODAY at 1:00 PM ET for the White House National Recovery Month Summit where Rahul Gupta convenes business leaders, employees, youth, and educators to discuss the ways all Americans can work together to build a more recovery-ready nation. youtube.com/watch?v=KZfZiB…

ICYMI: As part of International Overdose Awareness Day, we announced approximately $20.5 million to 164 new Drug-Free Communities Support Program awards – representing a total FY 2023 investment of more than $93.8 million. whitehouse.gov/ondcp/grant-pr…

Happening now! HHS Presents “How to Save a Life: A Live Naloxone Demonstration” with Secretary Xavier Becerra, Rahul Gupta, and other special guests twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

September is National Recovery Month, and we’re celebrating the more than 20 million Americans in recovery and their positive impact on their communities and our Nation. Let’s work together to help make recovery real for more Americans.

On International Overdose Awareness Day, Douglas Emhoff, Rahul Gupta, and Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH hosted family members from across the country at the The White House who have lost loved ones to a drug overdose. whitehouse.gov/ondcp/briefing…

Today at the The White House, Douglas Emhoff, Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, and I met with families from across the country who lost a loved one to overdose.

Grateful for the opportunity to hear their stories, remember their loved ones, and discuss how we can all work together to end this crisis.

On Overdose Awareness Day, the Biden-Harris Administration reaffirms its commitment to beating the opioid and overdose epidemic – in memory of all those we have lost and to protect all the lives we can still save.

Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, we recognize all those who have lost their lives or lost a loved one to an overdose, and reaffirm our commitment to beating the overdose epidemic — in memory of those we have lost and to protect the lives we can still save.

Today, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Biden-Harris Administration announced more than $450 million to strengthen prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services and crack down on illicit drug trafficking. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

This week, Rahul Gupta, Steve Benjamin, and melissarogers convened faith leaders from across the country to discuss efforts to deliver on President Biden’s Unity Agenda call to action to beat the overdose epidemic and save lives. whitehouse.gov/ondcp/briefing…

President Biden has made clear that addressing the overdose epidemic is a bipartisan effort.

Grateful for Leader McConnell, who continues to work with the Administration to deliver resources to address the epidemic in his state.

This is President Biden' Unity Agenda in action.

As the Biden-Harris Administration continues to work to put President Biden' Unity Agenda into action, Rahul Gupta traveled to Kentucky this week to meet with Leader McConnell, VOA Mid-States, and others on efforts to come together and beat the overdose epidemic. whitehouse.gov/ondcp/briefing…

Yesterday, RRC’s Sue Fox joined a group of stakeholders from across SEKY to hear a discussion on efforts to combat the opioid epidemic featuring Leader McConnell and ONDCP Director Gupta. These recovery efforts require the support of leaders from federal, state and local levels.