[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING MOBILIZE RECOVERY ACROSS GEORGIA

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Mobilize Recovery Across Georgia for their work during National 
Recovery Month.
  Mobilize Recovery Across Georgia is a traveling bus tour that is 
crossing the State of Georgia throughout the month of September to 
promote addiction recovery.
  From 2019 to 2021, drug overdose deaths in Georgia increased by 55.9 
percent. Over 800,000 Georgians are living in long-term recovery from a 
substance use disorder.
  Georgia is simply a snapshot of a nationwide epidemic that affects 
countless lives, families, and communities each year.
  This engaging and uplifting bus tour is designed to bring together 
Georgia policymakers, local officials, and the 800,000 recovering 
Georgians.
  I thank Mobilize Recovery Across Georgia for bringing Georgians 
together to celebrate recovery and for educating them on what resources 
are available to them.

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