Rep. Zeldin to Host Press Conference Announcing Floor Votes Next Week on Bills to Combat Heroin & Opioid Epidemic

Press Release

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, will host a press conference to announce that a package of bipartisan legislation that he has been advocating for to help fight against the growing drug epidemic, specifically the rise in heroin and prescription opioid abuse on Long Island, has been scheduled to come to a vote on the House floor next week. Congressman Zeldin, joined by local elected officials, law enforcement, health professionals, community groups, parents, concerned residents and recovering substance abusers, will be urging support for these bills when they come to the House floor next week.

Just a few weeks ago, Newsday reported an increase in overdose deaths on Long Island, stating that 442 people died of a heroin or opiate overdose in 2015, a number that has increased from 403 overdose deaths the prior year. Increases in overdose deaths on Long Island follow a nationwide trend. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2014, over 28,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. were a result of heroin or opioid abuse. This was the highest recorded number of overdose deaths of any year.

When: Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 1:30 PM

Where: VFW Post 5796, 40 Church Street, Kings Park, NY 11754

Who: Congressman Lee Zeldin, public officials, local elected officials, law enforcement, health professionals, community groups, parents, concerned residents and recovering substance abusers.

All members of the public and press are invited to attend.

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