The National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit is where solutions are formulated, stakeholders from Federal to family convene, and change begins. It is the annual gathering for stakeholders to discuss what’s working in prevention and treatment. Notable speakers in past years have included President Barack Obama in 2016, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in 2017, and President Bill Clinton in 2018. Be part of the international discussion on addressing the opioid crisis by attending the 2019 National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta.
2018 Featured Speakers
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States
Kellyanne Conway
Senior Counselor to the President
Global Panel Presentation Presenters
James A. Walsh
Deputy Assistant Secretary
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau
Justice N Tettey
BPharm (Hons) MSc PhD FRSC FHEA, Chief, Laboratory
and Scientific Section, Division of Policy Analysis,
BPharm (Hons) MSc PhD FRSC FHEA, Chief, Laboratory
and Scientific Section, Division of Policy Analysis,
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Mauricio Ibarra
General Director for North America Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
General Director for North America Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Raymond P. Donovan
Special Agent in Charge
Special Operations Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Agent in Charge
Special Operations Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Agency Leaders
VADM Jerome M. Adams
MD, MPH
Surgeon General of the United States
Francis Collins, MD, PhD,
Director,
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Nora D. Volkow, MD,
Director,
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institutes of Health
Charmaine C. Yoest Associate Director for External Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Greg Cherundolo
Special Agent,
DEA Chief of Staff
Anne Schuchat
MD, (RADM, USPHS),
Acting Director,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Elinore F. McCance-Katz
MD., PhD,
Assistant Secretary,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Scott Gottlieb, MD
Commissioner,
Food and Drugs
Anne Hazlett
Assistant to the Secretary for
Rural Development
Congressional Panel Presentation Presenters
Edward J. Markey
U.S. Senator (D-MA)
Maggie Hassan
U.S. Senator (D-NH)
Katherine Clark
U.S. Representative (D-MA, 5th District)
Earl “Buddy” Carter
U.S. Representative (R-GA, 1st District)
Harold “Hal” Rogers
U.S. Representative (R-KY, 5th District),
founding co-chair Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse
William Lacy Clay Jr.,
U.S. Representative (D-MO 1st District)
Highlighed Presenters:
John L. Eadie
MPA
Coordinator, Public Health and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Project
National Emerging Threat Initiative, A National HIDTA Initiative
National Emerging Threat Initiative, A National HIDTA Initiative
Deborah A.P. Hersman
President & CEO,
President & CEO,
National Safety Council
Patrice Harris
MD, MA,
Member, AMA Board of Trustees; Chair AMA Opioid Task Force
American Medical Association
Member, AMA Board of Trustees; Chair AMA Opioid Task Force
American Medical Association
Robert DuPont MD
President, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc.
Michael Barnes
JD
JD
Chairman, Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence
Chauncey Parker
JD
JD
Director, New York/New Jersey HIDTA
Kelly Clark
MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFASAM
MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFASAM
Chief Medical Officer,
Clean Slate Centers
Clean Slate Centers
President, American Society of Addiction Medicine
Who Attends:
- Clinicians, counselors, social workers, therapists, psychologists, interventionists
- Physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, pharmacists, dentists
- Advocates, families, and people in recovery
- Law enforcement personnel
- Public health and prevention officials
- Federal, state, and local officials and lawmakers
- Education specialists and researchers
- Treatment center owners and operators
- Lawyers
