Addiction in America @ The Washington Post | May 4, 2016
Deaths due to prescription opioids and heroin use are at a record high. As the epidemic continues to worsen, efforts to curb its rise have emerged from government agencies, community initiatives and the private sector.
In his final State of the Union address, President Obama urged lawmakers to battle drug abuse as a bipartisan priority. The Food and Drug Administration announced new “black box” cautions about the risk of addiction, overdose and death for short-acting opioid pain medications. In Congress, House Republican leaders plan to hold a vote next month on the issue. It has also been a focus of the presidential race as candidates offer specific proposals to tackle an epidemic that doesn’t discriminate by socio-economic status.
Opening and Welcome Remarks
* Lois Romano, Editor, Washington Post Live
* David Cordani, President and CEO, Cigna
Breaking the Cycle of Addiction
* Deborah Simpson Taylor, Senior vice president and regional director, Phoenix House Mid-Atlantic
* Gary Mendell, Founder and chief executive, Shatterproof
* Anne Schuchat, M.D., Principal deputy director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
* Anne McDonald Pritchett, Vice president of policy and research, PhRMA
* Moderated by Kimberly Kindy, National investigative reporter, The Washington Post
Sponsor Interview: Next Steps for Addiction Treatment and Prevention
* David Cordani, President and CEO, Cigna
* Interviewed by Susan Blumenthal, M.D., Former U.S. assistant surgeon general; Clinical professor, Tufts and Georgetown University Schools of Medicine; Senior fellow, New America; Senior medical advisor, amfAR
A Changing Changing Model: From Criminalization to Compassion
* Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy, The White House
* Interviewed by Lois Romano, Editor, Washington Post Live
On the Front Lines of Addiction
* Jason Snyder, Policy and communications director, Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
* Mayor Svante L. Myrick, Ithaca, N.Y.
* John Rosenthal, Co-founder, Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative
* Timothy Wynn, Iraq War veteran; veteran mentor, Philadelphia Veterans Court
* Moderated by Anne Hull, National reporter, The Washington Post
A National Priority
* U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
* Interviewed by Marc Fisher, Senior editor, The Washington Post
Closing Remarks
* Lois Romano, Editor, Washington Post Live
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