FACTS Act establishes programs to prevent synthetic opioid misuse and overdose among youth in schools.
The FACTS Act, or Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools Act, aims to establish education partnership programs between public schools and public health agencies to prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth. The bill authorizes a pilot program to award grants to eligible partnerships for prevention, treatment, and recovery from synthetic opioid misuse. It also establishes an interagency task force to coordinate federal responses to synthetic opioid misuse and overdose among youth.
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