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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering "the
<b>Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)</b>, which would invest approximately
<b>$70 million a year</b> to enhance opioid abuse prevention and education nationwide, expand the availability of Narcan and fund treatment programs for incarcerated addicts.<br class="hardreturn">
The bill <b>also expands drug take-back programs</b>, strengthens prescription drug monitoring and launches a prescription opioid and heroin treatment program.
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Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a CARA co-sponsor, took advantage of the hearing to voice support for Ayotte’s legislation, and to promote two bills of her own — an
<b>Opioid and Heroin Crisis Supplemental Appropriation of $600 million, and a separate grant program to reduce the backlog of heroin and Fentanyl cases at state police crime labs across the country.</b>"<br class="hardreturn">
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http://www.unionleader.com/NH-senators-Manchester-chief-testify-on-drug-crisis-heavy-toll<br>
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<div>Ed Gottlieb<br>
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>
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<div>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>
525 3<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><sup>rd</sup></font> Street</div>
<div>Ithaca, NY 14850</div>
<div>(607) 273-8381</div>
<div>fax: (607) 273-8433</div>
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