Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Combatting the Opioid Epidemic in Indian Country
Published March 13, 2018
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, March 14 at 2:30 PM EDT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing on “Opioids in Indian Country: Beyond the Crisis to Healing the Community.”
DETAILS:
WHAT: A committee oversight hearing on “Opioids in Indian Country: Beyond the Crisis to Healing the Community.”
WHEN: 2:30 PM EDT, Wednesday, March 14, 2018
WHERE: 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Live video and written witness testimony will be provided here.
WITNESSES:
Panel I
The Honorable John C. Anderson
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, U.S. Department Of Justice, Albuquerque, New Mexico
CAPT Christopher Jones, Pharm.D., M.P.H
Director, National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland
RADM Michael Toedt, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland
Panel II
Ms. Jolene George
Behavioral Health Director, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Kingston, Washington
Mr. Samuel Moose
Treasurer and Bemidji Area Representative, National Indian Health Board, Bemidji, Minnesota