Washington, DC -Today, the member of the Brett Congress Guthrie (KY-02), president of the Chamber Energy and Trade Committee, and the member of the Early L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), president of the health subcommittee, announced an audience entitled entitled Fighting existing and emerging illicit drug threats.
“With hundreds of thousands of people who have been dying of opioid causes in recent years, almost all Americans have been affected by the illicit drug crisis. The reported data show a slight decrease in overdose deaths, but new threats – like Xylazine and Nitaznes – are emerging, which threaten to reverse any progress “,” said presidents Guthrie and Carter. “We are impatient to resume the work that this subcommittee did the last congress to suppress drug traffickers; provide support to people with substance consumption disorder; And restore hope to families, security forces and emergency medical staff. »»
Sub-registration of health hearing entitled Fighting existing and emerging illicit drug threats.
WHAT: Health hearing subcommittee to discuss existing and emerging illicit drug threats.
DATE: Thursday February 6, 2025
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
This opinion is in the direction of the presidents. The hearing will be open to the public and to the press and will be broadcast live online at https://energommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions about the hearing, please contact Emma Schultheis with the committee staff Emma.schulttheis@mail.house.gov. If you have any questions related to the press, please contact Christopher Krepich in Christopher.krepichi@mail.house.gov.
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