S. 3557 · 109th Congress
Drug Overdose Reduction Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Richard Durbin
- Introduced
- 2006-06-22
- Latest action
- 2006-06-22 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Drug Overdose Reduction Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants or cooperative agreements to enable public health agencies or community-based organizations to reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances, including by: (1) providing training on the effective response to individuals who have overdosed; or (2) providing overdose prevention, recognition, treatment, or response to individuals in need of such services.
Requires the Director to: (1) annually compile and publish data on the deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances for the preceding year; and (2) develop a plan to reduce the number of such deaths.