White House to convene opioid summit Thursday

Published March 1, 2018 11:00am ET



President Trump on Thursday is set to convene a major summit at the White House to highlight its effort to fight the nationwide opioid epidemic.

A White House official told the Washington Examiner that the Thursday afternoon summit will include multiple department heads, including Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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