Search Results: keywords:"naloxone"

  • H. RES. 1283 — Supporting the designation of June 6, 2024, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:333

    H. RES. 1283 aims to establish June 6, 2024, as National Naloxone Awareness Day in the United States. This resolution highlights the opioid crisis and the role of naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. It recognizes the importance of...

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    H. RES. 1283 wants to make June 6, 2024, a special day called National Naloxone Awareness Day to help people learn about naloxone, a medicine that can stop someone from getting really sick or dying if they have taken too many drugs like opioids. This day encourages everyone to share information and work together to make sure more people know about and can get this important medicine.

  • H. R. 10085 — To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:690

    H. R. 10085 aims to ensure the availability of opioid overdose rescue kits at public colleges and universities in the United States. The bill requires these institutions to have such kits, which include medications like Narcan or naloxone, accessible in facilities used for...

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    The bill wants to make sure that schools like colleges have special kits to help someone if they take too much of a drug by mistake. These kits with medicine inside will be ready to use in different places around the school, and people will be shown how to use them.

  • H. R. 10038 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program on the provision of naloxone to veterans and their caregivers, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:528

    H.R. 10038 aims to create a two-year pilot program where the Department of Veterans Affairs makes naloxone available for free and without a prescription to veterans and their caregivers at department pharmacies and medical facilities. The bill requires that recipients also...

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    H.R. 10038 is a plan where veterans can get a medicine called naloxone for free and without needing a doctor's note, to help with some types of drug emergencies. The program also makes sure they learn about other helpful services, and later on, people will check how well it went to decide if it should continue or change.

  • H. R. 9598 — An Act To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act to reauthorize such Office, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:6,293

    H.R. 9598 aims to reauthorize and update the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998. This bill makes various amendments such as redefining terms related to drug threats, expanding the definition of participating entities, and updating federal responsibilities in...

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    H.R. 9598 is a plan to help fight drugs by giving money to programs that help stop drug trafficking and make sure people have medicine to save lives during an overdose. It also wants to make rules and collect information to better understand and solve the problem of dangerous drugs like fentanyl.

  • H. R. 9598 — To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act to reauthorize such Office, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:5,952

    The bill, H.R. 9598, seeks to reauthorize and amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act, enhancing efforts to combat drug trafficking and misuse in the United States. It introduces amendments to definitions, funding allocations, and strategies for addressing...

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    H.R. 9598 is a bill that wants to help stop bad drugs by giving money to different groups and teams so they can work together and keep people safe; it also makes sure they study how well the help for stopping drug overdoses is working.

  • S. 3701 — To establish education partnership programs between public schools and public health agencies to prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:4,671

    The Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools Act (FACTS Act) aims to establish educational partnerships between public schools and health agencies to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. The bill introduces a pilot grant program for creating prevention and...

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    The FACTS Act is like a big team-up between schools and health helpers to teach kids about the danger of some bad medicines and keep them safe. It wants to make sure everyone learns how to stop them from getting hurt and to have super helpers ready to save them if they need it.

  • S. RES. 726 — Designating June 6, 2024, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
    Status:Agreed to Senate
    Words:352

    S. RES. 726 designates June 6, 2024, as National Naloxone Awareness Day to raise awareness about the life-saving benefits of naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses. The resolution acknowledges the continuing opioid crisis in the United States and emphasizes the importance of...

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    June 6, 2024, will be a special day called National Naloxone Awareness Day, where people learn about a medicine called naloxone that can help save lives by stopping bad effects from taking too much of certain dangerous drugs. It's a day for everyone to come together to find ways to get this medicine to people who need it, and to teach others how to use it safely.

  • H. R. 9598 — An Act To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act to reauthorize such Office, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:6,283

    H.R. 9598 aims to update a previous law regarding the Office of National Drug Control Policy by continuing its operations and making several changes to improve its effectiveness. It involves altering definitions, enhancing drug prevention and treatment strategies, and...

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    H.R. 9598 is a plan to help make our ways of fighting drug problems stronger by making some rules clearer, giving extra money so that people can get help if they take too many drugs, and making sure everyone works together better to solve these problems.