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Shaheen Announces Emergency Funding Bill to Address Opioid and Heroin Abuse Epidemic

Press Release

Date: Nov. 23, 2015
Location: Manchester, NH
Issues: Health and Health Care Drugs Government Budget and Spending

Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced emergency funding legislation to address the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic that is devastating communities in New Hampshire and across the country. Senator Shaheen's legislation would provide supplemental appropriations totaling $600 million to programs at the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services.

"The opioid crisis is spiraling out of control," said Shaheen. "This should be an all-hands-on-deck moment, not just for New Hampshire, but for our country. We are losing lives daily and our first responders, healthcare providers and criminal justice system are overwhelmed. To stem the tide, we urgently need additional funding for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts, and this legislation would provide resources to those on the frontlines."


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