U.S. Congress - S.450 Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act
S.450 - Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act
A bill to understand and comprehensively address the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to understand and comprehensively address the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use. as introduced.
- Short: Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act as introduced.
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2/13/2009--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 assoOfficial Summary
2/13/2009--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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S.450: A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats ... - OpenCongress
Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.450 A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats. Source: opencongress.org ...
Leonardo da Vinci « Literaturblog von Nomadenseele
Ausstellungs-Katalog, Liebieg Haus, Frankfurt 1990, S. 450 – 472. poliklet.htm; Der gerettete Apfelbaum. Über Aby Warburg, Akten des internationalen Aby Warburg-Symposions, ed. H. Bredekamp, M. Diers, Ch. Schoell-Glass, Weinheim 1991, ...
Right To Life Act of South Carolina: Letter to the Editor: Woodard ...
Democrat Senator Sheheen is not a co-sponsor of the SC Personhood Bill (S.450) now (S.450 has 23 Senate co-sponsors). Furthermore, Sheheen was actually a member of the Judiciary Subcommittee which held the SC Personhood bill in 2008 ...
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