EPISODE · Jan 6, 2023 · 12 MIN
The state of mental health and substance use in the U.S.
from POLITICO's Pulse Check · host POLITICO
According to the latest data from the HHS’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration annual survey, one in three Americans had a substance abuse disorder or mental illness in 2021. Lauren Gardner talks with Daniel Payne. Plus, Ben Leonard talks with Amy Abernethy, the former No. 2 at the Food and Drug Administration and now president of Verily’s clinical research business, about barriers to improving trials, the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What this episode covers
According to the latest data from the HHS’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration annual survey, one in three Americans had a substance abuse disorder or mental illness in 2021. Lauren Gardner talks with Daniel Payne. Plus, Ben Leonard talks with Amy Abernethy, the former No. 2 at the Food and Drug Administration and now president of Verily’s clinical research business, about barriers to improving trials, the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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