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Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: November 1, 2011
Contact: CDC Online Newsroom
(404) 639-3286
CDC Telebriefing on Vital Signs Report: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers — United States, 1999–2008
WHAT
CDC will host a media telebreifing to discuss the new Vital Signs report on prescription opioid pain reliever overdoses.
Who
Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, CDC
R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
When
Tuesday, November 1st at 12 p.m. ET
DIAL-IN:
Media:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 888-795-0855
Non-Media: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 800-369-1605
INTERNATIONAL: Â Â Â 1- 630-395-0331
PASSCODE: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CDC Media
Important Instructions
If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.
TRANSCRIPT
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.
SOUND BITES
Three sound bites, 10, 20 and 30 seconds in length are also available. Each bite has CDC Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden talking about today’s Vital Signs.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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