Bertagnolli, Volkow Present at Rx Summit

Bertagnolli speaks earnestly at a lectern bearing the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit banner

NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli presented at this year's Rx and Illicit Drug Summit

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Volkow gestures at a lectern bearing the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit banner

NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow presented at this year's Rx and Illicit Drug Summit

Photo: Dale Morton for Operation Unite

NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Dr. Nora Volkow traveled to Atlanta for the annual Rx and Illicit Drug Summit, which was held Apr. 1-4 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The summit is the largest national collaboration of professionals from local, state and federal agencies, business, academia, treatment providers and allied communities affected by prescription drug misuse and illicit drug use. Bertagnolli presented an “NIH Update: Toward Evidence-Based Care for Addiction and Beyond.” She discussed her guiding principles and priorities as NIH director and gave some background on NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative. Volkow’s presentation title was “Translating Science into Action to Address the Overdose Crisis.” Both leaders also served on plenary panels.