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Overdose Prevention Act

Introduced: June 23, 2015 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Jun 23, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4548-4549)
Jun 23, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Overdose Prevention Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to enter into cooperative agreements to reduce deaths from drug overdoses by: (1) purchasing and distributing naloxone (a medication that rapidly reverses overdose from heroin or other drugs with effects similar to opium) or a similar drug; and (2) educating or training the public, first responders, or health professionals on drug overdose prevention or response.

SAMHSA must establish a coordinating center and develop a plan to reduce drug overdose deaths by educating the public about overdose prevention and recommending improvements to overdose prevention programs.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must improve drug overdose surveillance by entering into cooperative agreements to: (1) provide training to improve identification of drug overdose as the cause of death, and (2) establish a national program for reporting drug overdoses.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) must prioritize, conduct, and support research on circumstances that contribute to drug overdose, drugs associated with fatal overdose, and overdose prevention methods. NIDA must support research on drug overdose treatments that can be administered by lay persons or first responders.
What's happening now June 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4548-4549)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2850 Related bill Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 7, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1654: Overdose Prevention Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1654/
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