Support legislation to establish a national grant program, funded by fees on opioid manufacturers, to install and maintain roughly 10,000 secure prescription medication disposal receptacles across the country.

Suzanne Bonamici · Oregon · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support legislation to establish a national grant program to install and maintain roughly 10,000 secure disposal receptacles for unnecessary prescription medication.. Promised outcome: People would have convenient secure locations to dispose of leftover opioids and other prescription medication, reducing diversion and abuse risk.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. House press release from Rep. Suzanne Bonamici's office during her federal House service representing Oregon's 1st District.

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Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Riley M. Moore (R-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation to help people securely and safely dispose of unnecessary prescription medication. The Safe Disposal of Opioids Act aims to stop prescription drug abuse by establishing a national grant program to install and maintain roughly 10,000 secure disposal receptacles across the country.

Bonamici introduced the Safe Disposal of Opioids Act, which would create a national grant program for secure opioid disposal receptacles.

Bonamici, Moore Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Safely Dispose Opioids | Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici
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