house Bill H.R. 4709
Let's Start a Workgroup to Solve Prescription Drug Abuse
Argument in favor
Would help prevent prescription drug abuse, establish clear and consistent enforcement standards, and ensure patients have access to needed medications by promoting collaboration between government agencies, patients, and industry stakeholders.
Argument opposed
Legislation written by drug lobbyists that has much more to do with making sure stock prices of drug manufacturing companies don't fall than it does with solving the ever-increasing problem of prescription drug abuse. Do-nothing legislation.
We do not need more workgroups to solve prescription drug abuse. Medical community can easily perform this function.