{"id":6900,"date":"2017-07-21T15:17:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T19:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=6900"},"modified":"2017-07-28T10:33:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T14:33:24","slug":"morrison-hosts-briefing-meets-lawmakers-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2017\/07\/21\/morrison-hosts-briefing-meets-lawmakers-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrison Hosts Briefing, Meets Lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/federal\/files\/2016\/02\/Making-Research-Real-Template.png\" alt=\"Making Research Real Template\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4498\" height=\"343\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/files\/2016\/02\/Making-Research-Real-Template.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/files\/2016\/02\/Making-Research-Real-Template-636x397.png 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>On Thursday, July 20, 2017, Provost Jean Morrison hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on collaborative partnerships to combat opioid abuse in collaboration with the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse. The program featured David Rosenbloom of the School of Public Health, Chief Frederick Ryan of the Arlington, MA Police Department, and Kimberly Johnson, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The panelists discussed how local law enforcement and public heath agencies are working together to help opioid addicts seek treatment across the country, with 85 Congressional and federal agency staff in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the briefing, Morrison met with Reps. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Hal Rogers (R-KY) to discuss BU&#8217;s research in opioid addiction treatment and prevention. She met later in the day with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) at the White House on the same topic.<\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/david-rosenbloom\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/david-rosenbloom\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Rosenbloom<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Health Law, Policy &amp; Management, Boston University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paariusa.org\/team\/frederick-ryan\/\"><strong>Frederick Ryan<\/strong><\/a>, Chief of Police, Arlington, Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li><strong><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/node\/62687\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/node\/62687\" target=\"_blank\">Kimberly Johnson<\/a><\/strong>, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,\u00a0Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, July 20, 2017<\/strong>, <strong>12:00 \u2013 1:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoc.gov\/capitol-buildings\/rayburn-house-office-building\"><strong>2043 Rayburn House Office Building<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click here to view:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/files\/2017\/07\/Powerpoint-Presentation-by-David-Rosenbloom.pdf\">Powerpoint Presentation by David Rosenbloom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em>Click here to view: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bufederal\/albums\/72157684047818481\">BU Opioid Briefing Pictures<\/a><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read the BU Today story: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/today\/2017\/opioid-crisis-programs\/\">911 Call on the Opioid Crisis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, July 20, 2017, Provost Jean Morrison hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on collaborative partnerships to combat opioid abuse in collaboration with the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse. 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