Opioid Task Force
The Opioid Task Force of the Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs, formerly the Prescription Drug Task Force, was first convened in 2012 and consists of stakeholders representing business, education, government, health care, emergency services, law enforcement, and community supports. This task force focuses on high priority concerns relative to opioid misuse, identifying and recommending to the Commission needs and strategies for addressing the problem as well as carrying out appropriate action items.
Task Force Chair: Seddon Savage (seddon.r.savage@dartmouth.edu)
Task Force Co-Chair: position vacant
Meeting Schedule
No task force meetings are scheduled for the remainder of 2021.
TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES
2021
February 11 – Agenda & Minutes
March 11 – Agenda & Minutes
April 8 – Agenda & Minutes
May 13 – Agenda & Minutes
2020
February 13 – Agenda & Minutes
April 9 – Agenda & Minutes
May 14 – Agenda & Minutes
June 11 – Agenda & Minutes
July 9 – Agenda & Minutes
September 10 – Agenda & Minutes
October 8 – Agenda & Minutes
November 12 – Agenda & Minutes
December 10 – Agenda & Minutes
2019
February 21 – Agenda & Minutes
March 14 – Agenda & Minutes
April 11 – Agenda & Minutes
May 9 – Agenda & Minutes
June 13 – Agenda & Minutes
July 11 – Meeting canceled
August 8 – Agenda & Minutes
September 12 – Agenda & Minutes
October 10 – Agenda & Minutes
November 12 – Agenda & Minutes
December 12 – Agenda & Minutes
2018
February 8 – Agenda & Minutes
March – No meeting due to weather
April 12 – Agenda & Minutes
May 10 – Agenda & Minutes
June 14 – Agenda & Minutes
July 12 – Agenda & Minutes
August 9 – Agenda & Minutes
September 13 – Agenda & Minutes
October 11 – Agenda & Minutes
November 8 – Agenda & Minutes
Other:
Recommended Strategies to Address Opioid-Related Harm in New Hampshire (2017-2020)
2017
February 22 – Agenda & Minutes
March 9 – State Plan Work Session
April 6 – State Plan Work Session
April 21 – State Plan Work Session
May – No meeting
June 8 – Agenda & Minutes
July 13 – Agenda & Minutes
August 10 – Agenda & Minutes
September 14 – Agenda & Minutes
October 12 – Agenda & Minutes
2016
February 10 – Agenda & Minutes
March 10 – Agenda & Minutes
April 14 – Agenda & Minutes
June 30 – Agenda & Minutes
August 11 – Agenda & Minutes
September 8 – Agenda & Minutes
October 13 – Agenda & Minutes
November 10 – Agenda & Minutes
December – State Plan Work Session
2015
February 13 – *No meeting
March 8 – *No meeting
April 3 – Agenda & Minutes
May 8 – Agenda & Minutes
June 12 – Agenda & Minutes
July 10 – *No meeting
August 14 – * No meeting
September 11 – Agenda & Minutes
November 20 – Agenda & Minutes
December 9 – Agenda & Minutes
*This task force has been playing an active role with the implementation of SBIRT and medication assisted treatment, the heroin campaign, and other related initiatives underway during these meeting dates.