Congressional Affairs, February 2022

Hearings, Briefings, Meetings

September 27, 2021: Dr. Volkow participating in a Congressional briefing organized by Friends of NIDA and the Partnership to End Addiction titled, New Directions in Substance Use Prevention.

November 15, 2021: Dr. Volkow joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito in a tour of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University where she delivered a lecture titled, The Opioid Crisis: Addressing the Challenges Posed by Fentanyl.

December 2, 2021: Dr. Volkow testified at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health titled, The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances.