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Opioids and Addiction
A Governors Roundtable on State Approaches to Treatment

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OPIOIDS AND ADDICTION: A Governors Roundtable on State Approaches to Treatment
Presented jointly with Reuters
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Noon-1pm ET
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President Trump recently described a plan to tackle the opioid abuse crisis that includes tougher sentencing on dealers and expanding access to treatment. The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis cites the need to move ahead quickly with treatment alternatives for those addicted to opioids. Yet, recent public surveys show that Americans are confused about opioid-treatment programs, with only about half believing there is an effective, long-term addiction treatment. There are programs offered for the treatment of opioid addiction, including medicated–assisted treatment, drug rehabilitation programs, addiction support groups, and counseling. This Forum – featuring the unique perspectives of former governors and the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services — will examine the state government’s role in current and future approaches to treatment. These approaches may include educating the public about these alternatives, paying for them, regulating their performance and availability, training and certifying health professionals in their use, and developing guidelines for certification of these treatments. This is the second in a series of Governors Roundtables.

Part of: Policy Controversies, The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.

Presented jointly with Reuters

Background Articles

  • Former Governors Offer Recommendations to President Trump’s Opioid Crisis Commission
    Bipartisan Policy Center
  • A Compact to Fight Opioid Addiction
    National Governors Association
  • Confronting Our Nation's Opioid Crisis: A Report of the Aspen Health Strategy Group
  • Resource Pack: U.S. Opioid Epidemic
  • Resource Pack: U.S. Opioid Epidemic (downloadable PDF)
  • Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University

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Moderator

Scott Malone
Boston Bureau Chief, Reuters

Expert Participants

Steven L. Beshear
61st Governor of Kentucky

Jim Douglas
Former Governor of Vermont

Jack Markell
Former Governor of Delaware

Ted Strickland
68th Governor of Ohio

Kathleen Sebelius
Former Governor of Kansas and the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

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