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July 18, 2012

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on Prescription Drug Abuse

This hearing examined prescription drug abuse in the United States. According to a recent survey by Monitoring the Future — a University of Michigan study of U.S. students and young adults funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse — prescription drugs are the second-most abused category of drugs after marijuana.

The hearing transcript is available here.

Opening Statements

CHAIRMAN (D - CA)

Dianne Feinstein

Sen. Feinstein’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery.
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CO-CHAIR (R - IA)

Chuck Grassley

Sen. Grassely’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery.
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Witnesses

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

Co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse

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Gil Kerlikowske

Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

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Joseph Rannazzisi

Deputy Assistant Administrator with the Drug Enforcement Administration

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John Eadie

Director of the Prescription Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University

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Avi Israel

A parent advocate in Buffalo, N.Y.

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Vernon Porter

A parent advocate in Orange County, Calif.

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Joseph Harmison

Owner of Harmison Pharmacies in Arlington, Texas

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