Sec. 2. Awareness campaigns
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Section 102 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–198 ) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after relating to opioids ; and campaigns in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting and after the semicolon; in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and by striking paragraph (3). Title I of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–198 ) is amended by inserting after section 102 the following:
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, shall, as appropriate, through a public awareness campaign, advance the education and awareness of the public (including school-aged children, youth, parents, first responders, and providers) and other appropriate entities regarding the risk of counterfeit drugs being contaminated with fentanyl or other synthetic opioids and the lethality and other dangers of synthetic opioids.
The education and awareness campaign under subsection
(a)shall address— the dangers of using drugs which may be contaminated with fentanyl or other synthetic opioids; the prevention of substance use disorder and use of prescription drugs other than as prescribed, including through safe disposal of prescription medications and other safety precautions; and the detection of early warning signs of substance use disorder and addiction in school-aged children and youth. The education and awareness campaign under subsection
(a)shall, as appropriate, take into account any association between the use of prescription drugs other than as prescribed and the use of drugs that can be contaminated by fentanyl or other opioids, including heroin. In this section, the term drug means— an illicit drug, such as marijuana, hashish, cocaine (including crack cocaine), inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, a synthetic opioid, methamphetamine or other stimulant; a counterfeit prescription drug; or a prescription drug that is sold illegally. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2024 through 2028 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. .
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