S. 2260

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Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act

Introduced 12/21/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

12/21/2017 • Senate

Summary

Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act

This bill establishes and provides funds for the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support pain-related research, including:

understanding pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids for pain treatment as directed in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016;
improving options and evidence for medication-assisted treatment and opioid overdose reversal treatments; and
supporting the Federal Pain Research Strategy.

NIH must establish the Pain Therapy Screening Program to award grants to support the development of new pre-clinical models for pain disorders, and the application of these models in drug, device, or other therapy screening.

Introduced in Senate • 12/21/2017

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Policy Area: Health

Charitable contributionsCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesIncome tax creditsMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Prescription drugsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and fees