H.R.2855 - Drug Overdose Reduction Act
To reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Drug Overdose Reduction Act as introduced.
- Official: To reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses. as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/12/2009--Introduced.Drug Overdose Reduction Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enable eligible entities to reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses; and (2) give priority to pOfficial Summary
6/12/2009--Introduced.Drug Overdose Reduction Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to:(1) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enable eligible entities to reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses; and
(2) give priority to public health agencies or community-based organizations that have expertise in preventing deaths occurring from overdoses in high risk populations. Conditions receipt of a grant or agreement on an entity agreeing to use the grant or agreement for:
(1) purchasing and distributing drug overdose reversal agents;
(2) training first responders, law enforcement and corrections officials, and other individuals in a position to respond to an overdose on the effective response;
(3) implementing programs to provide overdose prevention, recognition, treatment, or response to individuals in need; and
(4) evaluating, expanding, or replicating such programs. Requires the Director to:
(1) compile and publish data, annually, on fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses for the preceding year;
(2) award grants to state, local, or tribal governments to improve drug overdose surveillance capabilities; and
(3) develop and submit to Congress a plan to reduce the number of deaths occurring from overdoses. Requires the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to:
(1) prioritize and conduct or support research on drug overdose and overdose prevention; and
(2) support research on dosage forms of naloxone for the prehospital treatment of unintentional drug overdose.
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Saving Lives
...Nadelmann Executive Director Drug Policy Alliance Network Please take time to read the Drug Overdose Reduction Act, H.R.2855, that was introduced by Rep. Donna Edwards of MD. We must support this Bill in order to start a realistic approach to saving l
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