Bill > HR3719

This bill, known as the STOP ABUSE Act of 2015, aims to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic by establishing an interagency task force to develop best practices for pain management and prescription drug prescribing, and by providing grants to community coalitions to address local drug crises. It also includes provisions to limit civil liability for individuals involved in opioid overdose programs, to ensure the continued operation of opioid treatment programs during closures, and to expand treatment alternatives to incarceration programs for individuals with substance use or mental health disorders. Additionally, the bill reauthorizes funding for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and enhances the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program, which helps track prescription drug history to identify and prevent addiction and diversion.