Murphy, Himes to Call for Emergency Funds to Combat Opioid Epidemic; Meet with Fairfield County First Responders & Treatment Providers

Murphy and Himes are working in Congress to pass emergency federal funding to support our communities combating the epidemic.  Deaths caused by drug overdoses have skyrocketed in Connecticut. In 2015, 723 Connecticut residents died from drug overdoses, including 415 heroin-related deaths.

 

 

Report by Paula Antolini
May 27, 2016 1:58PM EDT

 

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Murphy, Himes to Call for Emergency Funds to Combat Opioid Epidemic; Meet with Fairfield County First Responders & Treatment Providers

 

 In Connecticut, 723 people died as a result of a drug overdose in 2015 – double the number of deaths in 2012

** Tuesday, May 31th at 10:00am in Stamford**

 

HARTFORD — On Tuesday, May 31st, as Connecticut continues to be ravaged by the growing opioid epidemic, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) will meet with Stamford Mayor David Martin, local law enforcement, first responders, treatment providers, and community organizations on local efforts to address the ongoing heroin and opioid epidemic in Fairfield County. Murphy and Himes are working in Congress to pass emergency federal funding to support our communities combating the epidemic.

 

Deaths caused by drug overdoses have skyrocketed in Connecticut. In 2015, 723 Connecticut residents died from drug overdoses, including 415 heroin-related deaths.

 

WHEN:            

Tuesday, May 31st at 10:00am

WHERE:          

Stamford Government Center

Emergency Operations Center, 6th floor

888 Washington Blvd

Stamford, CT              

 

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