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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hannah Harris Green

Health experts warn Trump cuts to the CDC could hurt overdose prevention: ‘A step backwards’

A staff member packs overdose prevention kits
A staff member packs overdose prevention kits, including Narcan nasal spray used to treat narcotic overdoses in an emergency situation, at St Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction in New York City on 24 April 2023. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Public health officials across the country working to prevent overdose deaths may have just a month to prepare for up to $140m in funding cuts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the Trump administration has reportedly withheld.

US overdose deaths began to decline for the first time in 2023 after climbing for over two decades.

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