The opioid crisis has become a central focus of several federal agencies

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The opioid crisis has become a central focus of several federal agencies

Academic Juliette Kayyem argues the government could be better organized and do even more to battle the opioid crisis and that more oversight is needed.

July 15, 2019 11:28 am

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Damage from opioids, legal and illegal, has become a central focus of several federal agencies. One academic argues the government could be better organized and do even more and that more Congressional oversight is needed. Juliette Kayyem is a professor at the John F. Kennedy school of government and a former assistant secretary of Homeland Security. She joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with her points.