The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) was signed into law by
President Obama on July 22, 2016. The bill was introduced by Senator
Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative
Jim Sensenbrenner
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. (; born June 14, 1943) is an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2021 (numbered as the 9th district until 2003). He is a member of the Republican Party.
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as the first major federal addiction act in 40 years.
authorizes over $181 million to respond to the
epidemic of opioid use disorder and is intended to greatly increase both prevention programs and the availability of treatment programs. While this bill authorized prevention and treatment programs, funding for its provisions had to come through Congress's appropriations process.
In May 2017, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced grants totaling $2.6 million for recovery community organizations to build
addiction recovery networks and engage in public education as authorized under CARA.
References
Acts of the 114th United States Congress
Drug policy of the United States
Drug policy reform
Drugs in the United States
Opioids
Prevention in the United States
Substance dependence
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