Press Release
Media Advisory: Town Hall Meeting Prescription Pain Killers and the Heroin Epidemic
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The United States Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the Mercy Medical Center and the Eastern Iowa Heroin Initiative, has scheduled a Town Hall Meeting on April 13th to discuss prescription pain killers and the heroin epidemic making its way into Eastern Iowa. Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., with 47,055 lethal drug overdoses in 2014. Opioid addiction is driving this epidemic, with 18,893 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, and 10,574 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2014. Dubuque joins other Iowa cities facing this threat.
Viewed as a national challenge requiring a community solution, the meeting will bring the community together to exchange information and to discuss strategies to address the epidemic plaguing our state.
Visit www.facebook.com/EasternIowaHeroinInitiative to learn more. You can also join us at #HeroinTownHall.
U.S. Attorney Kevin W. Techau will be present. The event is open to the public.
Event Details
When: April 13, 2016 (flyer is attached)
Where: Grand River Center (Ballroom), 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, Iowa
Time: Begins at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Link to flyer: /media/827151/dl?inline
Press wishing to attend should contact AUSA Steve Young at 319-731-4037, or by emailing him at steve.young@usdoj.gov. Interview opportunities will be available.
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Updated April 11, 2016
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Community Outreach
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