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Foster to Host Annual Opioid Abuse Year-End Review Discussion

Congressman Bill Foster invites you to a discussion on the status of the fight against heroin and prescription drug abuse in our community

Aurora, ILOn Monday, February 8, 2016 at 10:00 am, Congressman Bill Foster will host a second annual discussion on progress made in the fight against opioid abuse over the past year.

Foster will bring together representatives from local governments and nonprofit groups who have been working to counter the epidemic of heroin and opioid abuse throughout the Eleventh Congressional District. The discussion will focus on local efforts to expand treatment and provide government agencies with tools and training to save lives. The group will examine what progress has been made in the last year and what remains to be done.

This event is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in attending can register at foster.house.gov/heroin.

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WHO: Congressman Bill Foster

Armando Reyes, Will County Health Department

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Coroner Dr. Richard A. Jorgensen, DuPage Narcan Program

State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow, Will County States Attorney

Mark Piccoli, DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group

Brian Hazard, Southwest Coalition for Substance Abuse Issues

WHEN: Monday, February 8, 2016

10:00 am – 11:00 am

WHERE: Will County Health Department

Community Room, Lower Level

501 Ella Ave

Joliet, IL 60433

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