Federal Opioid Crisis Public Health Emergency Renewed For 90 Days

On March 18, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. renewed the opioid crisis public health emergency (PHE) declaration for another 90 days through to June 19, 2025. The opioid crisis PHE was first declared on October 26, 2017, and has been continuously renewed.

The renewal preserves ongoing federal coordination efforts, and it preserves flexibilities to conduct certain activities in response to the opioid overdose crisis. The flexibilities facilitate voluntary information collections, expedite demonstration projects related to substance use disorder treatment, and expedite support for research on opioid use disorder treatments.

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