It's been nearly a year since the Trump administration launched what we think is the single most impactful opioid policy initiative ever attempted in the decades-long crisis: blowing up boats in the Caribbean to end the fentanyl crisis.

By the administration's own very accurate math, this operation has saved 1,650,000 American lives and only cost ~$2.7 billion. Add that to the 119 to 258 million lives saved from fentanyl during Trump 2.0's first 100 days in office, and this is by far the best drug policy we've ever seen.

To celebrate this smashing achievement, we spent the last few months developing a new website and game.

Introducing

In Drug Boat, Strike!™️the war on drugs is back, except this time, it's run by true patriots. Join pilots Pete, DJT, JD, & Little Marco as they work to protect America from fentanyl by blowing up boats that might be transporting cocaine. 👊🇺🇸🔥

If you're thinking, “Wait, didn't the lamestream media just report on the catastrophic failure of Operation Southern Spear?”

To that we say: Who cares that the drug boat strikes didn't affect the supply, price or purity of cocaine coming into the US? They were focused on fentanyl. Wait…the drug boat strikes didn't impact fentanyl either…?

Enjoy the game!
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Jonathan Stoltman, PhD
Jonathan has worked as a researcher and advocate focusing on opioid addiction treatment and recovery since 2013. He completed his PhD in Lifespan Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University in 2019. Jonathan’s academic work has appeared in leading journals, conferences, and media outlets. He has been working on opioid settlement-related topics since 2020.

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The Opioid Policy Institute exists to help communities improve their response to opioid-related death and disease. We provide evidence-based research and analysis that translates complex legal guidance and public health research into practical, usable insights. Our focus is on transparency, accountability, and community healing by increasing access to evidence-based prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery supports.

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