Search Results: keywords:"opioid overdose"

  • 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. 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.

  • 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...

    Simple Explanation

    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.