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C.J. Ciaramella talked about changing legal and social views on marijuana and the National Cannabis Policy Summit taking place in Washington, D.C., that day.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on how Medicare, Medicaid and other Health and Human Services (HHS) programs can better address the opioid epidemic and substance abuse…

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) talked about the latest news from Capitol Hill and Congress’s role in stemming the opioid crisis.

This program looks at the opioid epidemic. It includes portions of events C-SPAN has covered in 2018, including the National Governor’s Association Winter Meeting, congressional hearings,…

Acting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Head Robert Patterson testified at a hearing on the DEA’s role in combating the opioid epidemic. Subcommittee members pressed Mr. Patterson on…

In his weekly address, President Trump talked about sanctuary cities that shelter illegal immigrants and do not use local resources to enforce federal immigration laws and what his…

Recovering addicts as well as several health care providers who treat patients addicted to opioids testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on the opioid epidemic.…

Federal government officials from the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration testified in…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing to consider the impact of the opioid epidemic on U.S. children and families. Witnesses included a mother who lost…

President Trump, addressing a crowd at Manchester Community College in New Hampshire, talked about the opioid epidemic. He stated the U.S. needs to get tougher on big drug pushers and that…

Center for Public Integrity Fellow Emily Dufton examined the history and the fight for and against marijuana in the United States.

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question: “What is your view of President Trump’s plan to combat the opioid crisis?” Among other things, he vowed…

Learn how Winston-Salem transitioned from a hub of tobacco manufacturing to having to reinvent itself for the 21st century in From Tobacco to Technology by Frank Elliott. C-SPAN’s Local Content…

During a Senate hearing on opioid addiction, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) and Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) testified about their states' responses to the epidemic. They answered committee…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held the first in a series of hearings on the ongoing opioid epidemic. In the first panel Drug Enforcement Administration Attorney Susan…

Surgeon General Jerome Adams spoke to attendees at the National Association of Attorneys General winter meeting. He talked about the need for cooperation between the health care community and law…

The Trump administration hosted a White House summit on the opioid epidemic. First lady Melania Trump began the event by reading a letter from a woman who lost her son to an overdose. She…

Telephone lines and social media were open fir viewer comments onthe question, “Are government efforts to combat the opioid crisis working?” The question came amid current efforts by the…

Lev Facher talked about the bipartisan push for legislation to help curb the opioid crisis.

Former Fox News anchor Eric Bolling spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He shared a story about the death of his son from an opioid drug overdose in 2017. He described…