SAM is proud to announce that VADM Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, the U.S. Surgeon General, will be speaking at the 7th Annual SAM Summit in Nashville, TN.
During his tenure as the "Nation's Doctor," Dr. Adams has created several initiatives to tackle our nation's most pressing health issues, including: the opioid epidemic, oral health, and the links between community health and both economic prosperity and national security.
In response to the opioid epidemic, Dr. Adams issued the first Surgeon General's Advisory in thirteen years, urging more Americas to carry naloxone, an FDA-approved medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Additionally, Surgeon General Adams recently released the first public health advisory on marijuana in decades, warning the public that rising trends in marijuana use were concerning and that "no amount of marijuana" is safe for use among youth and expectant mothers.
This year's summit will once again be taking place in conjunction with the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Nashville, TN on April 16, 2020 and will also feature:
Former White House Drug Czar General Barry McCaffrey;
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz of SAMHSA;
Dr. Kevin Sabet of SAM;
Dr. Grant Baldwin of the CDC;
US Attorney for the Eastern District of California McGregor "Greg" Scott;
Rocky Mountain HIDTA Director Tom Gorman; and
"The Tall Cop" Officer Jermaine Galloway
