Bill > A356

Introduced Session

This bill establishes the Office of Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Use Control Policy (office) within the Department of Health to reduce the incidence of substance use disorder and tobacco use. Under the bill, the office is to create a State alcohol, drug, and tobacco use control policy. The office is to: 1) develop a strategic plan to reduce the incidence of substance use disorder and tobacco use; 2) monitor, coordinate, and oversee the collection of data related to youth access to alcohol, drugs, and tobacco; 3) identify existing prevention programs in municipalities that implement evidence-based programs for substance use disorder and tobacco use education and prevention; 4) review existing research on substance use disorder and tobacco use prevention, cessation, treatment, and recovery programs; 5) establish a school-based initiative that connects schools with local agencies and health departments to implement school-based alcohol, drug, and tobacco education programs; 6) coordinate media campaigns designed to demonstrate the negative impact of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; 7) develop recommendations to improve communication between health care providers and patients about the risks and benefits of prescription opioids for acute pain; 8) develop recommendations to improve the safety and effectiveness of acute pain treatment; 9) develop and implement a program that requires the collection of data on the use of opioid overdose antidotes; 10) consistent with federal and State privacy laws, develop and implement a program to collect data on drug overdoses; and 11) publish on the Internet website of the Department of Health information related to evidence-based, substance use disorder and tobacco use prevention, cessation, treatment, and recovery programs; and (12) apply for grants to fund programs established pursuant to this bill. The bill provides that the office is to establish an advisory board to provide administrative support to assist the office in the implementation of the provisions of this bill. The advisory board may include the following members or their designees: (1) the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality; (2) a member of the governing body of the municipality; (3) a representative of a health care facility; (4) a representative of a public school; and (5) three public members.

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Sterley Stanley (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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