On March 27th 2025, RFK Jr, head of the Health and Human Services Department in the Trump Administration, announced that SAMHSA will effectively cease to exist.
Update on Trump's Addiction Treatment Policies, and What the Future May Hold for Behavioral Health
In previous posts, we covered predictions on the Trump administration’s effects on the addiction treatment and recovery residence communities. Change has been moving fast as the Trump administration makes big moves in the Executive Branch and appoints cabinet members like Robert F Kennedy, Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Today, we will update our previous predictions and highlight some new issues to watch as the developments unfold.