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Tackling the Opioid Crisis: A Whole-of-Government Approach

12/17/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary. Published: 12/17/2019. This two-hour, 33-minute Congressional hearing discusses the opioid crisis and the challenging illicit drug environment in the United States, from the view of a whole-of-government approach. Witnesses detail their work at the Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, which is addressing the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department's five-point Opioid Strategy that provides the overarching framework to leverage the expertise and resources of HHS agencies in a strategic and coordinated manner. (Video or Multimedia)