Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act

A bill to understand and comprehensively address the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use.

7/31/2007--Introduced.
Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act - Requires the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to make grants to enable public and private nonprofit entities to determine whether educating youth about meth mouth (oral decay that is commonly associated with methamphetamine use) is an effective strategy for preventing or reducing methamphetamine use. Reserves a portion of appropriated funds for Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify the clinical research, health services research, and public health research on associations between substance use disorders, oral health, and the provision of dental care.
Requires the Secretary to study the effect methamphetamine use has on the demand for, and provision of, dental care.
Directs the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support training and offer technical assistance to ensure that dentists and allied dental personnel are prepared to:
(1) recognize signs of alcohol or drug addiction;
(2) discuss the nature of substance abuse as it relates to their area of expertise;
(3) understand how certain dental therapies can affect the relapse potential of substance dependent patients; and
(4) help those affected by a substance use disorder find appropriate treatment for their conditions.
Authorizes the Administrator to collaborate with professional accrediting bodies to develop and support substance abuse training courses for oral health professionals.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
• and 19 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
  • Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
  • Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
  • Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
  • Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
  • Rep. Roger Wicker [R, MS-1]
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Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1906

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 31, 2007

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• Jul 31, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Introduced on Jul 31, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.3186

Related Issue Areas:

• Medicine
• Alcoholism
• Budgets
• Dental care
• 18 more
• Dentists
• Drug abuse
• Drug abuse prevention
• Drug abuse treatment
• Drug addiction
• Education
• Federal aid to Indians
• Federal aid to health facilities
• Health education
• Higher education
• Indian medical care
• Medical care
• Medical education
• Medical research
• Methamphetamine
• Minorities
• Paramedical personnel
• Science policy

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