STAT+: How the Trump administration derailed alcohol addiction research and prevention
A STAT investigation has found that the Trump administration has downplayed alcohol’s risks and actively derailed efforts to understand and prevent drinking-related harms.
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Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after President Trump signed the Great American Recovery Initiative in January. Standing with Kennedy: Mehmet Oz and Heidi Overton, medical doctors in the administration.Brendan SMIALOWSKI/ AFP via Getty Images STAT PlusThe Deadliest Drug How the Trump administration derailed alcohol addiction research and prevention ‘Don’t have it for breakfast’: Despite alcohol’s toll, MAHA and the Trump administration have taken a lax view toward drinking By Isabella Cueto and Lev FacherJune 30, 2026 Isabella Cueto[email protected]Isabella is a chronic disease reporter writing about how the Trump administration is tackling the nation’s health epidemic — or not.
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