In Case You Haven't Heard…
Abstract
At the February 3 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meeting, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D‐New Hampshire) asked witness Jayanta Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), whether he would commit funding to increase medications for opioid use disorder. She stressed that of her constituents who need such treatment, only one in five gets it. He responded “yes,” that he would help. The hearing was titled “Modernizing the National Institutes of Health: Faster Discoveries, More Cures.”
Fields of Study & Subjects
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Healthcare Policy and Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 8–8
- Publication date
- 6 February 2026
- Language
- EN