Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission

Commission members

• Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, Chairman
• Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts
• Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina
• Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
• Bertha Madras, former Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida

  Mission

• Identify federal funding which could be directed toward medical treatments and aftercare.
• Identify areas in the U.S. with substandard opioid treatment options.
• Identify possible ways to combat the crisis through changes to prescription-writing standards.
• Identify possible ways to provide better addiction treatment options to released convicts.
• Receive support from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the director of the latter's representing the U.S. President in interactions with the panel.