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Post by bot on Dec 10, 2015 19:26:57 GMT -5
White House Announces Community Forums on Opioid Epidemic by mzepeda New data show opioid-related overdose deaths rose again in 2014 Today, the White House announced that National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli will host community forums across the country focused on best practices and evidence-based initiatives to prevent and treat prescription drug abuse and heroin use. These forums will serve as an opportunity to continue the conversation that President Obama began in West Virginia in October, where he announced new public and private sector efforts to address the opioid overdose epidemic. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that overdose deaths associated with opioids increased significantly across the country in 2014. The first forum will be held in Oklahoma on December 16, followed by Connecticut and other states early next year. The forums will include perspectives from public health, public safety and people directly affected by the opioid epidemic. www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/12/10/white-house-announces-community-forums-opioids-epidemic
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