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Feb. 2, 2016
Markey: Smart Funding from Obama Administration for Treatment of Prescription Drug and Heroin Addiction
Sen. Ed Markey
Feb. 2, 2016
Prescription Drug Addiction
Sen. Ed Markey
Feb. 2, 2016
McGovern Applauds $1.1 Billion in President Obama's Budget to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Rep. Jim McGovern
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 25, 2016
Senator Markey Announces Hold on FDA Chief Nominee Citing Concerns with Agency's Failures on Opioid Painkiller Approvals
Sen. Ed Markey
Dec. 22, 2015
Letter to Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Drugs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Adminstrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Medical Marijuana Research
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Markey Statement on Senate Passage of Omnibus and Tax Legislation
Sen. Ed Markey
Dec. 8, 2015
Letter to Secretary Burwell - Urge to Continue Work to Address Opioid Epidemic
Rep. Richard Neal, ...
Nov. 20, 2015
Letter to Secretary Burwell - We Need Doctors to Prescribe Safer Painkillers
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
US Rep. Richard Neal Says Gov. Charlie Baker Has Taken the 'Correct Initiative' With Opioid Proposals
Rep. Richard Neal
Nov. 10, 2015
Letter to Thomas Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Senators Applaud CDC for New Prescribing Guidelines
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Nov. 4, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veteran's Affairs - Opioids epidemic
Rep. Katherine Clark, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Overdose Prevention
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 21, 2015
New Mass. Opioid Overdose Data Underscores Need for Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Epidemic, Says Senator Markey
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 15, 2015
Markey Applauds Governor Baker's Substance Use Legislation
Sen. Ed Markey
Oct. 5, 2015
Markey Applauds Historic New Surgeon General Report on Substance Abuse
Sen. Ed Markey
Sept. 30, 2015
McGovern Applauds $393,928 Grant for Worcester to Support Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis
Rep. Jim McGovern
Sept. 30, 2015
In Recognition Of National Recovery Month
Rep. Bill Keating
Sept. 14, 2015
Five Local Organizations Receive $725,000 to Combat Substance Abuse by Young People
Rep. Seth Moulton
Sept. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Investigation into FDA Decision on Oxycontin
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Sept. 8, 2015
Clark Bill to Help Opioid-Exposed Infants Passes Unanimously in U.S. House
Rep. Katherine Clark
Sept. 1, 2015
Warren, Markey, Keating, Kennedy Announce $400k In Federal Substance Abuse Grants For Fall River
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Aug. 7, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Increase Access to Treatment for Prescription Pain Addiction
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
July 28, 2015
Markey Praises DEA Reinstatement of Prescription Drug Take-Back Days
Sen. Ed Markey
July 22, 2015
Markey Calls for Action to Reduce Methadone-Related Overdose Deaths
Sen. Ed Markey
July 9, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 7, 2015
New CDC Data on Heroin Epidemic Demands Urgent Action Says Senator Markey
Sen. Ed Markey
June 22, 2015
Markey Commends Governor Baker, AG Healey on Opioid Working Group Recommendations
Sen. Ed Markey
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep. Stephen Lynch
May 27, 2015
Sens. Paul, Markey Introduce Legislation to Expand Treatment for Heroin and Prescription Drug Addiction
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 21, 2015
New Markey Legislation Would Greatly Expand Access to Addiction Treatment and Recovery Services for Prescription Drug and Heroin Addiction
Sen. Ed Markey
May 20, 2015
Markey Launches Prevention Efforts for Prescription Drug and Heroin Epidemic
Sen. Ed Markey
May 19, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
May 12, 2015
Senator Markey Joins Gloucester Police Chief Campanello to Discuss Heroin and Prescription Drug Epidemic
Sen. Ed Markey
April 17, 2015
Neal, Guinta, Comstock Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Heroin and Prescription Drug Overdoses in the United States
Rep. Richard Neal
April 17, 2015
Comstock, Neal, Guinta, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Heroin And Prescription Drug Overdoses In The United States
Rep. Richard Neal, ...
April 15, 2015
Introducing Legislation to Help Prevent Heroin and Prescription Drug Overdoses
Rep. Richard Neal
April 8, 2015
Rx Summit News: Drug Fight 'an American Issue'
Rep. Bill Keating, ...
April 7, 2015
Senators Markey and Baldwin Lead Group of Senators to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
Sen. Ed Markey
March 24, 2015
Letter to Chairman Ander Crenshaw and Ranking Member Jose E. Serano, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Call to Stop Drug Trafficking
Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
March 11, 2015
Ayotte, Markey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Heroin and Prescription Drug Use
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
March 11, 2015
Markey, Ayotte Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Heroin and Prescription Drug Overdoses
Sen. Ed Markey
March 10, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - E-cigarette Regulation
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 19, 2015
Markey Commends Governor Baker for Action on Heroin and Prescription Drug Crisis
Sen. Ed Markey
Feb. 13, 2015
Lynch, Rogers Launch Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse
Rep. Stephen Lynch, ...
Feb. 12, 2015
Markey Joins Senators to Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Program to Curb Prescription Drug Addiction
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 9, 2015
Botticelli Nomination
Sen. Ed Markey
Feb. 2, 2015
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration - Regulate Electronic Cigarettes
Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 16, 2015
Markey to be Joined by Opiate Addiction Advocate Joanne Peterson at State of the Union Address
Sen. Ed Markey
Date
Title
Politician
Feb. 2, 2016
Markey: Smart Funding from Obama Administration for Treatment of Prescription Drug and Heroin Addiction
Sen.Ed Markey
Feb. 2, 2016
Prescription Drug Addiction
Sen.Ed Markey
Feb. 2, 2016
McGovern Applauds $1.1 Billion in President Obama's Budget to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Rep.Jim McGovern
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 25, 2016
Senator Markey Announces Hold on FDA Chief Nominee Citing Concerns with Agency's Failures on Opioid Painkiller Approvals
Sen.Ed Markey
Dec. 22, 2015
Letter to Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Drugs
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Adminstrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Medical Marijuana Research
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Markey Statement on Senate Passage of Omnibus and Tax Legislation
Sen.Ed Markey
Dec. 8, 2015
Letter to Secretary Burwell - Urge to Continue Work to Address Opioid Epidemic
Rep.Richard Neal, ...
Nov. 20, 2015
Letter to Secretary Burwell - We Need Doctors to Prescribe Safer Painkillers
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
US Rep. Richard Neal Says Gov. Charlie Baker Has Taken the 'Correct Initiative' With Opioid Proposals
Rep.Richard Neal
Nov. 10, 2015
Letter to Thomas Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Senators Applaud CDC for New Prescribing Guidelines
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Nov. 4, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veteran's Affairs - Opioids epidemic
Rep.Katherine Clark, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Overdose Prevention
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Oct. 21, 2015
New Mass. Opioid Overdose Data Underscores Need for Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Epidemic, Says Senator Markey
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 15, 2015
Markey Applauds Governor Baker's Substance Use Legislation
Sen.Ed Markey
Oct. 5, 2015
Markey Applauds Historic New Surgeon General Report on Substance Abuse
Sen.Ed Markey
Sept. 30, 2015
McGovern Applauds $393,928 Grant for Worcester to Support Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis
Rep.Jim McGovern
Sept. 30, 2015
In Recognition Of National Recovery Month
Rep.Bill Keating
Sept. 14, 2015
Five Local Organizations Receive $725,000 to Combat Substance Abuse by Young People
Rep.Seth Moulton
Sept. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Investigation into FDA Decision on Oxycontin
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Sept. 8, 2015
Clark Bill to Help Opioid-Exposed Infants Passes Unanimously in U.S. House
Rep.Katherine Clark
Sept. 1, 2015
Warren, Markey, Keating, Kennedy Announce $400k In Federal Substance Abuse Grants For Fall River
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Aug. 7, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Increase Access to Treatment for Prescription Pain Addiction
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
July 28, 2015
Markey Praises DEA Reinstatement of Prescription Drug Take-Back Days
Sen.Ed Markey
July 22, 2015
Markey Calls for Action to Reduce Methadone-Related Overdose Deaths
Sen.Ed Markey
July 9, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
July 7, 2015
New CDC Data on Heroin Epidemic Demands Urgent Action Says Senator Markey
Sen.Ed Markey
June 22, 2015
Markey Commends Governor Baker, AG Healey on Opioid Working Group Recommendations
Sen.Ed Markey
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep.Stephen Lynch
May 27, 2015
Sens. Paul, Markey Introduce Legislation to Expand Treatment for Heroin and Prescription Drug Addiction
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 21, 2015
New Markey Legislation Would Greatly Expand Access to Addiction Treatment and Recovery Services for Prescription Drug and Heroin Addiction
Sen.Ed Markey
May 20, 2015
Markey Launches Prevention Efforts for Prescription Drug and Heroin Epidemic
Sen.Ed Markey
May 19, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
May 12, 2015
Senator Markey Joins Gloucester Police Chief Campanello to Discuss Heroin and Prescription Drug Epidemic
Sen.Ed Markey
April 17, 2015
Neal, Guinta, Comstock Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Heroin and Prescription Drug Overdoses in the United States
Rep.Richard Neal
April 17, 2015
Comstock, Neal, Guinta, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Heroin And Prescription Drug Overdoses In The United States
Rep.Richard Neal, ...
April 15, 2015
Introducing Legislation to Help Prevent Heroin and Prescription Drug Overdoses
Rep.Richard Neal
April 8, 2015
Rx Summit News: Drug Fight 'an American Issue'
Rep.Bill Keating, ...
April 7, 2015
Senators Markey and Baldwin Lead Group of Senators to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
Sen.Ed Markey
March 24, 2015
Letter to Chairman Ander Crenshaw and Ranking Member Jose E. Serano, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Call to Stop Drug Trafficking
Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
March 11, 2015
Ayotte, Markey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Heroin and Prescription Drug Use
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
March 11, 2015
Markey, Ayotte Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Heroin and Prescription Drug Overdoses
Sen.Ed Markey
March 10, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - E-cigarette Regulation
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 19, 2015
Markey Commends Governor Baker for Action on Heroin and Prescription Drug Crisis
Sen.Ed Markey
Feb. 13, 2015
Lynch, Rogers Launch Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse
Rep.Stephen Lynch, ...
Feb. 12, 2015
Markey Joins Senators to Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Program to Curb Prescription Drug Addiction
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Feb. 9, 2015
Botticelli Nomination
Sen.Ed Markey
Feb. 2, 2015
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration - Regulate Electronic Cigarettes
Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 16, 2015
Markey to be Joined by Opiate Addiction Advocate Joanne Peterson at State of the Union Address
Sen.Ed Markey
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