BEDMINSTER, N.J. —President Donald Trump stressed law enforcement as he talked about the nation’s opioid problem Tuesday, emphasizing an approach that was not addressed in a report released last week by the special commission he appointed to combat opioid abuse.

“At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so they looked at this surge and they let it go by,” Trump told reporters from the clubhouse of his golf club in New Jersey. “We’re not letting it go by.”

“Strong law enforcement is absolutely vital to having a drug-free society,” Trump said. “I have had the opportunity to hear from many on the front lines of the opioid epidemic, and I’m confidant that by working with our health care and law enforcement experts we will fight this deadly epidemic and the United States will win.”

Eager to convey a sense that he is working during his two-week stay at his golf club in New Jersey, Trump met with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to discuss the opioid crisis.

Trump spoke often on the campaign trail about the devastation that opioid addiction has caused in many communities, particularly rural, lower-income and working-class areas. Trump tended to do well in the regions hit hardest, a reflection of the issue’s importance to many voters.

The commission Trump appointed to study the epidemic, headed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, recommended last week that Trump declare a national emergency, but its report stressed medical solutions, not law enforcement. “We must act boldly to stop it,” the commission wrote. “The opioid epidemic we are facing is unparalleled.”

The interim report, which the authors said will be updated in the fall, included several recommendations to lift restrictions on the use of some federal funds that limit states from using Medicaid money for residential addiction treatment. Trump has pushed for deep cuts in federal aid to states for their Medicaid programs. Medicaid, which now insures some 70 million low-income Americans, historically covered primarily poor children, pregnant mothers and the low-income elderly.