(AP) – Harvard University is convening four former governors at
a forum to discuss their states’ experiences grappling with the opioid addiction
crisis and the impacts of actions being taken in Washington.The panel discussion Friday features Ted Strickland of Ohio, Linda Lingle of
Hawaii, Jay Nixon of Missouri and Steven Beshear of Kentucky.
Beshear is the school’s Menschel senior fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health this year.
a forum to discuss their states’ experiences grappling with the opioid addiction
crisis and the impacts of actions being taken in Washington.The panel discussion Friday features Ted Strickland of Ohio, Linda Lingle of
Hawaii, Jay Nixon of Missouri and Steven Beshear of Kentucky.
Beshear is the school’s Menschel senior fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health this year.
Expected topics include prescription drug monitoring programs, treatment
vouchers, use of the addiction antidote naloxone and crackdowns on illegal
supply streams.
The governors also will discuss the goals of federal legislation aimed at
fighting the epidemic and the role of the Trump administration’s opioid task
force.
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