[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               LACONIA PD

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of the Laconia, New 
Hampshire, Police Department helping combat our State's growing heroin 
epidemic.
  Even in picturesque communities like Laconia, New Hampshire's Lakes 
Region, heroin abuse is afflicting everyone from kids to adults. 
Laconia is taking a new approach to the problem, however.
  In addition to locking up drug dealers, the Laconia Police Department 
named former undercover officer Eric Adams as a prevention and 
treatment coordinator. In his new job, Officer Adams builds 
relationships with heroin users, often at their most vulnerable 
moments, convincing them to seek treatment.
  Sometimes his cell phone rings in the middle of the night. A 
desperate caller pleads with Eric for help. He arrives with compassion 
and information. Just last year, he helped 78 Granite Staters seek 
treatment.
  In Congress, members of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the 
Heroin Epidemic are working to direct more resources to innovative 
programs like Laconia's. The Laconia Police Department is providing a 
model for others and saving lives.

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