Confronting America's Opioid Crisis: The Next Steps We Need

The United States has one of the world’s highest death rates from opioid abuse and the crisis is growing. Although federal funding to address the opioid crisis has increased in recent years, the challenge persists.

Join POLITICO virtually at the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday,September 23 at 10:45 - 11:45 AM CT / 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM ET for an urgent conversation on what it will take to change course. We’ll speak with policymakers and experts about what Congress, the administration, and the states can do next to take on this unfolding national crisis.

We will discuss questions such as:

• What more can the public and private sectors do to address the opioid crisis?
• What are we learning from experiences and experiments in the states with medical and social interventions?