According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “In 2017, there were 70,237 drug overdose deaths in the United States.” This is the highest rate of drug overdose deaths ever observed in the United States.

For two years, the Trump Administration had no drug control strategy—even though the Administration was required by law to issue an annual strategy in both 2017 and 2018.

On January 31, 2019, the Trump Administration finally issued its first National Drug Control Strategy, but it was woefully inadequate and fails to comply with numerous provisions in the law.