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Combatting an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders

03/03/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce. Published: 3/3/2020. This five-hour, eight-minute Congressional hearing reviews the Subcommittee on Health's work to combat the ongoing and devastating epidemic involving opioids and substance use, including 14 pieces of legislation that have been introduced. Witnesses discuss progress made by federal agencies, the impact that recent federal funding and policy changes are having, and what more the government can do to combat the epidemic. (Video or Multimedia)