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New White House drug abuse strategy floats wastewater testing, AI, more treatment and faith-based options

www.cbsnews.com·Jennifer Jacobs·about 1 month ago
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Updated on: April 30, 2026 / 10:24 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing on a national level to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. The administration also aims to apply artificial intelligence technologies to screen cargo for illicit drugs at ports of entry, examine electronic health records to "identify patients at high risk of overdose" and create search algorithms to detect emerging threats, the plan says. The White House intends to release the 195-page document next week, sources familiar with the matter said. A budget for the strategy was not immediately available.  The report comes as U.S. overdose deaths are on the decline after peaking in mid-2023, though they remain well above pre-opioid crisis levels, with over 68,000 deaths reported nationwide in the 12-month period ending in November, according to federal data .…

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