Bost Statement on Historic Opioid Legislation Becoming Law

Press Release

U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the bipartisan Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) Act to fight the opioid epidemic:

"Addiction doesn't care about your race, gender, social class, or politics," said Bost. "It has ravaged families and communities right here in Southern Illinois. That's why it's so important that we were able to come together around this historic, bipartisan legislation to fight the opioid crisis. If we work together, we can save lives and continue to restore hope."

Key Components of the SUPPORT Act (H.R. 6):

Treatment and Recovery

Improve and expand access to treatment and recovery services
Provide incentives for enhanced care, coordination, and innovation
Establish comprehensive opioid recovery centers
Prevention

Encourage non-addictive opioid alternatives to treat pain
Improve data to identify and help at-risk patients and families
Address high prescribing rates while enhancing prescription drug monitoring programs
Protecting Communities

Give law enforcement tools to get dangerous drugs out of our communities
Better intercept illicit opioids at international mail facilities
Improve access to federal resources for local communities
Fighting Fentanyl

Better tackle ever-changing synthetic drugs
Crack down on foreign shipments of illicit drugs
Provide grants for local communities to combat fentanyl
A Section-By-Section Summary can be found HERE.

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