Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission

The Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission is to advise the Trump administration on combating the ongoing opioid epidemic claiming more than 30,000 American fatalities annually in the U.S. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, chairs the commission.^[1]

Commission Members

According to a draft of its executive order of creation the panel will be charged with responsibilities to:^[4]

Identify federal funding which could be directed toward medical treatments and aftercare.
Identify areas in the U.S. with substandard opioid treatment options.
Identify possible ways to combat the crisis through changes to prescription-writing standards.
Identify possible ways to provide better addiction treatment options to released convicts.
Receive support from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the director of the latter's representing the U.S. President in interactions with the panel.

The Commission's interim recommendations are slated to be due within 90 days of its inauguration; a final report, in October 2017.

2017

January	Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal (13765) Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects (13766) Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements (13767) Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States (13768) Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (13769) Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees (13770) Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (13771)
February	Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System (13772) Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice (13775)
March	Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (13780) Establishing the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (13784)
April	Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act (13792) Establishment of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy (13797)

2017

January	Federal hiring freeze Reinstitution of Mexico City policy Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Revival of Dakota Access Pipeline Revival of Keystone Pipeline Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces Plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
March	Establishment of the White House Office of American Innovation

2017

January	National Day of Patriotic Devotion, 2017 National School Choice Week, 2017

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