Looming federal cuts could devastate Alaska’s fight against overdose deaths

Law enforcement and public health experts worry that potential cuts to resources that save lives and stop the flow of drugs into the state could raise overdose deaths

The Trump administration's proposed cuts in federal funding for law enforcement and public health agencies could have a devastating impact on Alaska, which a Guardian analysis found has struggled to curtail overdose deaths even amid a general decline in national overdose fatalities.

Law enforcement and public health experts are sounding the alarm as the Trump administration has prioritized waging its war on drugs" outside US shores, including with a controversial bombing campaign of fishing boats off the coast of Venezuela.