Sec. 3. Consumer education campaign
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Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator shall award grants to States and nonprofit entities for the purpose of conducting culturally sensitive consumer education about opioid abuse, including methadone abuse. Such education shall include information on the dangers of opioid abuse, how to prevent opioid abuse including through safe disposal of prescription medications and other safety precautions, and detection of early warning signs of addiction.
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— be a State or nonprofit entity; and submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require. In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to applicants that are States or communities with a high incidence of abuse of methadone and other opioids, and opioid-related deaths. The Administrator shall develop a process to evaluate the effectiveness of activities carried out by grantees under this section at reducing abuse of methadone and other opioids.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. .
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