TUESDAY: Press Conference to Unveil New Federally-Funded Project to Address Overdose Public Health Crisis

Washington, D.C. – As Central Texas faces a public health crisis of opioid misuse and drug-related overdose deaths, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, will join Mayor Kirk Watson, Judge Andy Brown, Austin Public Health (APH), and more to announce new federal funding to break ground on an Austin substance use and misuse education and prevention project.

Rep. Doggett will detail the funding he secured in Congress and will join with our public health authorities to detail city, county, and federal collaboration for opioid prevention and harm reduction.

Press are invited to RSVP here and direct questions to kate.stotesbery@mail.house.gov.

What:       Press conference to unveil new federal funding Rep. Doggett secured for Austin to expand and break new ground on a substance use and misuse project

When:      Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 10 AM CST

Where:     6800 Burleson Rd. Bldg. 310, Suite 295 Austin, TX 78744

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