To strengthen consumer education about the risks of opioid abuse and addiction.

SA 3420. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3378 proposed by Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Portman, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Coons, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 524, to authorize the
Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of
prescription opioid abuse and heroin use; as follows:

On page 14, line 10, insert ``consumers,'' after
``patients,''.
On page 14, line 12, strike ``prescribed.'' and insert
``prescribed, including opioid and methadone abuse. Such
education and awareness campaigns 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.''.
On page 16, line 22, strike ``or''.
On page 17, line 2, insert ``or'' at the end.
On page 17, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
``(C) a sudden increase in opioid-related deaths, as
documented by local data;
On page 18, line 23, strike ``1997.'' and insert ``1997,
and may also include an evaluation of the effectiveness at
reducing abuse of opioids, methadone, or methamphetamines.''.
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