Agency overview | |
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Formed | March 29, 2017 |
Dissolved | December 2017 |
Jurisdiction | U.S. Government |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Office of National Drug Control Policy |
Key document |
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Website | Executive Order 13784 (Archived) |
The Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission was a commission that advised the Trump administration on combating the ongoing opioid epidemic claiming more than 30,000 American fatalities annually in the United States. [2] The commission was chaired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. [3] The commission disbanded in December 2017.
According to a draft of its executive order of creation, the panel was charged with responsibilities to: [5]
The commission's interim recommendations were slated to be due within 90 days of its inauguration and a final report, in October 2017. The final report is: The President's Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opiod Crisis - final report