Watch Live Today: Advancing Health Equity in Opioid Response

View in Browser     Tuesday, September 21   The COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic have hit vulnerable populations particularly hard, leading to a surge in overdose deaths. How should we be addressing disparities in addiction treatment and providing Americans the help they need? The Hill’s Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons hosts a powerful line-up of leaders to discuss combatting our nation’s opioid crisis. Featuring: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Member, Committee on Energy & Commerce; Member, Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Member, Addiction, Treatment, & Recovery Caucus Regina LaBelle, Acting Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services Edwin C. Chapman, MD, Specialist, Internal Medicine & Addiction Medicine  Mark Parrino, President, American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Dr. Tisha Wiley, Chief of the Services Research Branch & Associate Director Justice Systems, National Institute on Drug Abuse Tuesday, September 21 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT Watch Live Today Questions for our speakers? Join the conversation using @TheHillEvents and #TheHillOpioids   Sponsored by:               Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Newsletters     Forward this Newsletter       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 © 1998 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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