The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2014, a bipartisan effort to address the prescription drug epidemic, would provide a series of incentives and resources designed to encourage states and local communities to advance a continuum of proven strategies to combat addiction. Among other things, the bill would expand prevention and education efforts to prevent the abuse of opioids and heroin and promote treatment and recovery. It would also strengthen prescription drug monitoring programs to help states monitor and track prescription drug diversion.
This bill is the companion to the Senate’s Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, S. 2839, introduced in September 2014 and is supported by a total of 93 organizations. Click here for more information.
