CPDD 80th Annual Scientific Meeting – Plenary Sessions

The 2018 CPDD 80TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING President's Lecture Eyes Wide Shut: Social and Structural Processes Contributing to Addiction and its Health Consequences Monday, June 11, 4:15 - 5:15 PM Jamila K. Stockman, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Vice Chief of...

NABR Update – March 30, 2018

March 30, 2018 77 Members of Congress Write to USDA About Concerns with Third-Party Inspections Earlier this week, Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), and 75 other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to U.S. Department of...

Co-Sponsored Symposia – CPDD/INRC/RSA

We will have a number of symposia and workshops, some in conjunction with the International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC), which overlaps with CPDD for a few days, and others that also include the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). If you are attending the...

NABR Update – March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018 Trump Picks HIV/AIDS Researcher as New CDC Director President Donald Trump has named Robert Redfield as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His appointment comes after former Director Brenda Fitzgerald resigned...

3.19.18 – 3.23.18 Health Wrap Up

3.19.18 – 3.23.18 Health Wrap Up Please find below a summary of the latest major health policy developments in Washington this week. Please let us know if you have any questions. Scheduling note: the House and Senate will be on recess for the next two weeks.  Unless...

Energy and Commerce Committee Opioid Hearing Day 1

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee held the first day of a two day hearing on 25 bills to address the opioid misuse and overdose epidemic.   Two panels of witnesses testified at today’s hearing and included:   Panel I Dr....