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Attorney General Jeff Sessions made remarks to the National Sheriffs' Association 2018 roundtable on combating opioid addiction.

Lev Facher of STAT News talked about congressional legislative efforts to help curb the opioid crisis.

House Republicans held a news conference to discuss several bills addressing opioid abuse in the country that lawmakers would vote on during the upcoming legislative week. Several…

Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) talked about House action on the opioid crisis and other news of the day.

Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) talked about efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and other news of the day.

Assistant Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Kim Brandt testified at a hearing on how Medicare, Medicaid, and HHS…

Lloyd Sederer discussed addiction and the opioid crisis from the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland.

Current and former executives from drug distribution companies testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on their role in the opioid crisis and how to stem the flow of…

In his weekly address, President Trump talked about prescription drug addiction and the opioid epidemic.

The National Cannabis Policy Summit was held at the Newseum one day prior to the National Cannabis Festival in Washington, D.C., on April 21. Speakers included Representatives Tulsi Gabbard…

Former Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) marked April 20th, a holiday in cannabis culture commonly referred to as “4/20,” by joining public health officials and others to talk about federal…

One week prior to an April 25 House Energy and Commerce subcommittee markup of legislation intended to combat the opioid epidemic, members of the panel and Committee Chair Greg Walden…

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.

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,…

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…

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…