By now, we are hopeful all FED UP! Coalition followers have made arrangements to attend the fourth FED UP! Rally on the grounds of the Washington monument on September 18. Rally details and logistical information are available on the website.  As a follow-up to this year’s  Rally, we have organized a Hill Day educational briefing on Capitol Hill on Monday, September 19.  We will gather in Rayburn House Office Building (HOB Rm B-339) from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM to discuss needed next steps in policy and legislation to stem the tide of the nation’s opioid addiction and mortality epidemic. Light morning refreshments will be provided.

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The FED UP! Coalition has created a petition to Congress expressing strong disappointment with the failure to include new mandatory funding in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA).   We can not politely and patiently remain quiet as the opioid epidemic continues to worsen.  Please read, sign and share our petition at: https://www.change.org/p/federal-funding-required-now-to-control-opioid-addiction-epidemic