| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Trump Launches Recovery Initiative Taking Aim at “Disease of Addiction”
USA. Trump Launches Recovery Initiative Taking Aim at “Disease of Addiction”
On January 29 President Donald Trump issued an executive order launching “The Great American Recovery Initiative,” a White House campaign that doubles down on the brain disease model of addiction. Though for the moment it seems to be a redundant effort that does not meaningfully build on the administration’s existing response to substance use disorder (SUD), it puts a heavy emphasis on medicalization at a time when jurisdictions around the country are finding new pretexts to expand civil commitment of people who use drugs. (Filter, USA, 02.02.2026)
https://filtermag.org/trump-great-american-recovery-initiative-addiction-disease/