Volkow Participates in Politico Summit

NIDA director Dr. Nora Volkow (fourth from l) participates in the second Politico Pro Summit.

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On July 16, NIDA director Dr. Nora Volkow (fourth from l) participated in the second Politico Pro Summit, which brought together subscribers, experts and key decision-makers from the executive branch, federal agencies and Congress for a full day of in-depth conversations about various policies. Volkow was on a panel called “Seeking Light in the Opioid Tunnel,” moderated by Politico health care editor Joanne Kenen (r). Other panelists included Dr. Rahul Gupta (c), commissioner and state health officer in West Virginia; Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone (l), director of medical toxicology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; and Dr. Anne Schuchat (second from l), principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.