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INTERIM COMMITTEE  OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Aug 30, 2023      
Location SCR 357



Opening Remarks - Committee Discussion Only
09:07:51 AM  

Congresswomen Brittany Pettersen gave an overview of the federal response to the opioid crisis, including the current deaths and the cost of the crisis. Congresswomen Pettersen also gave an overview of the current Colorado response as well as the global landscape of drug trafficking.
09:18:16 AM  
Congresswomen Pettersen went over different types of federal responses, including the Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, the American Rescue Plan Act, and the Infrastructure law. In addition, she went over concerns at the Federal level.
09:24:37 AM  
Congresswomen Pettersen said federal responses should include drug trafficking, screening, public awareness, harm reduction, treatment, workforce, housing, continuum of care, and criminal justice, In addition, she went over possible state priorities.