District Attorney Marian Ryan delivers testimony, Panelists pictured: Jason Lewis, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health; Kate Hogan, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health; Liz Malia, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

On Monday, November 2, Middlesex District Attorney Ryan testified at an Informational Hearing on Substance Abuse at the State House sponsored by the Joint Committees on Public Health and Mental Health and Substance Abuse about her office’s multi-pronged approach to addressing the opioid epidemic that includes education and prevention; intervention; legislation; treatment and enforcement. District Attorney Ryan also highlighted the launch of her office’s “Mobile Public Policy Forum” where recovering opioid users discuss their personal experiences and offer recommendations for enhancing prevention efforts and for improving treatment and care.