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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of discoveries that the opioid epidemic is worsening due to the rise of synthetic opioids, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) today announced the Opioid Treatment Surge Act to fund a dramatic increase in treatment capacity funded by imposing fees on the drug companies that created the opioid crisis.
Read MoreThe Oregon Health Authority today released the Oregon Acute Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, in an effort to help clinicians working in surgical, dental, primary care, emergency and urgent care settings make evidence-based prescribing decisions when treating pain.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Greg Walden’s (R-Hood River) comprehensive legislation to combat the nationwide opioid crisis was signed into law by President Trump today at the White House. Walden’s SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 393-8 in September and the Senate by a vote of 98-1 in October, represents the largest legislative effort to combat a single drug crisis in history.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Greg Walden’s (R-Hood River) comprehensive legislation to combat the opioid crisis passed the Senate today, less than a week after receiving sweeping bipartisan support as it passed in the House of Representatives. Walden’s SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) passed the Senate by a vote of 98-1 today, bringing the bill one step closer to becoming law.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, authored by Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River). H.R. 6 passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 396-14.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. -- Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) has fulfilled his commitment to advance legislation to combat the opioid crisis to the House of Representatives by Memorial Day. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, where Walden serves as Chairman, today advanced 32 bills to the House of Representatives that address the opioid crisis in Oregon and across the country.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a year-long bipartisan investigation into alleged opioid pill dumping in rural communities, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today pressed the nation’s top drug distributors for answers as to their role in the opioid crisis. Walden, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, stressed the need for drug distributors to recognize their responsibility to help combat the crisis.
Read MoreGovernor Kate Brown today declared addiction as a public health crisis in Oregon, and signed laws at aimed improving the state's addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery systems.
Read MoreGovernor Kate Brown will declare a public health crisis in Oregon due to the growing prevalence and impact of addiction on Oregonian families, their children, and communities. At a rally hosted by Oregon Recovers, Governor Brown announced an upcoming executive order requiring state agencies whose programs address addiction to align their priorities around prevention, treatment, and recovery.
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