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Hearing on Heroin & Opiate Abuse Coming to Bristol Twp.

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Tom Sofield

The House Democratic Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on heroin and opiate abuse in Bristol Township this week.

State Rep Tina Davis (D-Bucks) Credit: Tom Sofield
State Rep Tina Davis (D-Bucks)
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

State Rep. Tina Davis (D-Bucks) will serve as co-chairperson along with House Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Mike Sturla (D-Lancaster) at the hearing that will run from 10 a.m. until noon Thursday inside the Ben Franklin Middle School auditorium in Levittown.

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“Heroin- and opiate-related incidents and deaths have increased sharply, destroying families and straining health agency and law enforcement resources,” Davis said in a statement. “Thursday’s hearing will begin the conversation on how to tackle addiction problems on a community level.”

The hearing follows efforts by local, county and state law enforcement to curb drug problems that plague the area.

The hearing agenda is below:

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10 a.m.: Welcome and opening remarks

10:10 a.m.: Panel One:

  • Deb Beck, president, Drug & Alcohol Service Providers Organization of Pennsylvania
  • Dr. William Lorman, chief clinical officer, Livengrin Foundation, Inc.
  • Kenneth Dickinson, director of marketing, Gaudenzia
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10:50 a.m.: Panel Two:

  • Diane Rosati, executive director, Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc.
  • Fred Harran, director of public safety, Bensalem Police Department

11:20 a.m.: Public comments

11:50 a.m.: Closing remarks

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.