$498 million
Tue July 5th, 2016
114th Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse — D — RI
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability of medical alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications). TITLE II--COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE REDUCTION ACT Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 (Sec. 202) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to state, local, and tribal governments to provide opioid abuse services, including: enhancing collaboration between criminal justice and substance abuse agencies; developing, implementing, or expanding programs to prevent, treat, or respond...
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