What:

The U.S. Postal Service will issue a semipostal stamp supporting fentanyl awareness at the Masur Auditorium on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. With the Know the Facts About Fentanyl semipostal, the Postal Service will raise funds to advance research and raise awareness to combat this ongoing epidemic while providing a message encouraging hope, healing and recovery.

All attendees for the Know the Facts About Fentanyl semipostal first-day-of-issue must RSVP to enter the NIH campus. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #FentanylSemipostalStamp.

Who:

Peter Pastre, USPS government relations and public policy vice president

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health director

Dr. Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse director

When:

Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. ET

Where:

National Institutes of Health
Masur Auditorium (Building 10 South)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892

RSVP:

Attendees must RSVP at usps.com/fentanylsemipostalstamp to enter the NIH campus. Additional information on how to enter the NIH campus, directions and ID requirements is at the link.

Background:

For years, fentanyl has fueled a national crisis, deeply affecting families and communities. But with growing awareness, improved resources and greater access to treatment and recovery support, progress is being made. With the Know the Facts About Fentanyl semipostal, the U.S. Postal Service will raise funds for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health, to advance research and raise awareness to combat the ongoing overdose epidemic while providing a message encouraging hope, healing and recovery.

Antonio Alcalá, an art director for the Postal Service, designed the stamp based on an illustration by Whitney Sherman.

Postal Products

Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through The Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic, or at Post Office locations nationwide. For officially licensed stamp products, shop the USPS Officially Licensed Collection on Amazon. Additional information on stamps, first-day-of-issue ceremonies and stamp-inspired products can be found at stampsforever.com.

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