Addiction, Central Planning, and the Illusion of Recovery—Why Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative Misses the Point

Jeffrey A. Singer

On January 29, President Trump signed an executive order called The Great American Recovery Initiative. The order does not significantly reform addiction policy or change how treatment is provided. Instead, it creates a White House–level coordination and messaging effort to align federal programs, guide grant-making, and promote a specific narrative about addiction and recovery. In practice, it supports the same enforcement- and treatment-focused framework already in place...