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DEA Utilizing SUPPORT Act to Combat Opioid Crisis

10.30.2019

WASHINGTON, DC - The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act is being utilized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to help the U.S. move #ForwardwithSUPPORT. The DEA proposed a rule to better regulate opioid quantities to decrease the potential for diversion, this is when the legal supply chain of prescription drugs is broken and drugs are improperly distributed or used. To determine quotas the DEA would consider, "...rates of overdose deaths and abuse, the overall public health impact related to specific controlled substances and may include other factors as appropriate."

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12 Bills to Move #ForwardWithSUPPORT

10.25.2019

WASHINGTON, DC – The opioid crisis claims more than 130 lives a day. Congress has responded, but we must do...

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#ForwardWithSUPPORT ➡ The Fight Against the Opioid Crisis Continues, Congress Can Do More

10.24.2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the one-year anniversary of the signing into law of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that...

Press Release

Walden, E&C Republicans, Azar join First Lady Trump for #BeBest event praising SUPPORT Act anniversary

10.23.2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), Rep....

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#ForwardWithSUPPORT ➡ Walden, Guthrie, Johnson Highlight Progress Made, Work Ahead on Opioid Crisis

10.23.2019

WASHINGTON, DC – The Committee-led SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act was signed into law on October 24, 2018,...

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#ForwardWithSUPPORT ➡ E&C Republicans Highlight Progress Made, Work Ahead on Opioid Crisis

10.22.2019

WASHINGTON, DC – The Committee-led SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act was signed into law on October 24, 2018,...

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Walden, Guthrie, and McKinley Press Administration, Opioid Distributors for Update on Report Recommendations

10.11.2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie...

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Letter to Drug Enforcement Administration on Report Recommendations

10.11.2019

Excerpt: "As Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and leaders of an investigation into opioid distribution, we are following up on the status of recommendations directed to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to address concerns outlined in the December 19, 2018 report, Red Flags and Warning Signs Ignored: Opioid Distribution and Enforcement Concerns in West Virginia," Walden, Guthrie, and McKinley write in their letter to the DEA.

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