Hr 672 Prescription Drug Abuse Research Paper

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Health Policy Issue Paper: H.R. 672 Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Liberty University Nurs 501 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to address the issue of prescription drug abuse and misuse in the United States. H.R. 672 encompasses a list of provisions that has been brought before Congress for approval and implementation. The premise of H.R. 672 and other similar policies understand that prescription drug abuse and overdose is a complex problem that is multifaceted. There are multiple drivers of the problems such as chronic pain issues turning the user into an addict, miseducation that prescription drugs aren’t illegal, and the ever-growing abuse and overdose statistics in the United States. Recent research…show more content…
The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines prescription drug abuse as the intentional use of medication without a prescription; in a way other than prescribed; or for the experience or feeling it causes (NIDA, 2011). On February 13, 2013, Representative Nick Rahall II introduced H.R. 672 Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 to the 133th Congress. As of April 8, 2013, the bill has been referred to the House subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, were it is still…show more content…
However this paper will address H.R. 672 Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 (short title); To provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States reducing abuse, diversion, and deaths (official title as introduced). For this paper H.R 672 will be referred by its short title. In summary, per the Congressional database (2014), the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 (H.R. 672) - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states and nonprofit entities for consumer education about opioid abuse, including methadone abuse. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) set forth training requirements for practitioners registered to prescribe or dispense methadone or other opioids, and (2) require each registered opioid treatment clinic to make acceptable arrangements for each patient who is restricted from having a take-home dose of a controlled substance related to treatment to receive a dose of that substance under appropriate supervision when the clinic is

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