Addressing Opioid Misuse and Abuse: ONDCP and SAMHSA Partnership to Reduce Risk of OverdoseMichael Botticelli
Acting Director
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Elinore McCance-Katz, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
September 30, 2014
This webinar, presented by ONDCP Acting Director Botticelli and SAMHSA Chief Medical Officer Elinore McCance-Katz, will review Federal policy related to opioid misuse, abuse, and opioid overdose and will provide an overview of the SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit. A discussion of the etiology of opioid abuse and clinician interventions that can reduce the risk of misuse will be addressed.