Rapp, House Health Committee to Examine Opioids in the Commonwealth: Lessons Learned and Next Steps

WHAT:   PA House Health Committee Majority Chair Kathy L. Rapp (R-Warren/Crawford/Forest) will convene a public hearing focusing on Opioids in the Commonwealth: Lessons Learned and Next Steps.  

WHO:  The hearing will feature presentations from Jennifer Smith, secretary, PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP); Dr. Denise Johnson, PA Physician General; Jeremiah Daley, executive director, Liberty Mid Atlantic High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA); Cathleen Palm, founder, Center for Children’s Justice (C4CJ); Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone, director, Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Policy and Medicine; Amy Tolliver, executive director, West Virginia Perinatal Partnership; and Sonja Bingham, community activist.

WHEN:   Tuesday, April 12, beginning at 8 a.m. 

WHERE:   Room G-50, Irvis Office Building, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.

LIVESTREAM:   Barring technical difficulties, Tuesday’s hearing will be streamed live on RepRapp.com/livestreams. 

Media contact:   Ty McCauslin, 717.772.9979, tmccausl@pahousegop.com