Sec. 1503. Education and awareness campaigns
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Section 102 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198) is amended— by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with the heads of other departments and agencies, shall advance education and awareness regarding the risks related to misuse and abuse of opioids, as appropriate, which may include developing or improving existing programs, conducting activities, and awarding grants that advance the education and awareness of— the public, including patients and consumers; patients, consumers, and other appropriate members of the public, regarding such risks related to unused opioids and the dispensing options under section 309(f) of the Controlled Substances Act, as applicable; providers, which may include— providing for continuing education on appropriate prescribing practices; education related to applicable State or local prescriber limit laws, information on the use of non-addictive alternatives for pain management, and the use of overdose reversal drugs, as appropriate; disseminating and improving the use of evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines across relevant health care settings, as appropriate, and updating guidelines as necessary; implementing strategies, such as best practices, to encourage and facilitate the use of prescriber guidelines, in accordance with State and local law; disseminating information to providers about prescribing options for controlled substances, including such options under section 309(f) of the Controlled Substances Act, as applicable; and disseminating information, as appropriate, on the National Pain Strategy developed by or in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Health; and other appropriate entities. ; and in subsection (b)— by striking opioid abuse each place such term appears and inserting opioid misuse and abuse ; and in paragraph (2), by striking safe disposal of prescription medications and other and inserting non-addictive treatment options, safe disposal options for prescription medications, and other applicable .
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