Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission

Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission

Agency overview
Formed	March 29, 2017; 12 months ago (2017-03-29)
Dissolved	December 2017
Jurisdiction	U.S. Government
Agency executive	Chris Christie, Chair
Parent agency	Office of National Drug Control Policy
Key document	Presidential Executive Order Establishing the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Website	www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/30/presidential-executive-order-establishing-presidents-commission (Archived)

The Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission was a commission that advised the Trump administration on combating the ongoing opioid epidemic claiming more than 30,000 American fatalities annually in the United States. The commission was chaired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The commission disbanded in December 2017.

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

The Commission's interim recommendations are slated to be due within 90 days of its inauguration; a final report, in October 2017. The final report is attached here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/Final_Report_Draft_11-1-2017.pdf

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