Search Results: keywords:"overdose prevention"

  • H. R. 10047 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to support community-based programs for harm reduction services for individuals who use substances.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,361

    H.R. 10047, known as the “Closing the Substance Use Care Gap Act of 2024,” proposes amendments to the Public Health Service Act to enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate grants supporting community-based harm reduction programs. These grants would help eligible...

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    The bill is like giving money to help local groups make sure people who use certain substances stay safe and healthy, with $30 million given each year. It wants to help stop diseases and provide tools to prevent overdoses from happening, but some people are worried about how the money is shared and used.

  • 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. 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.

  • 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.