Publication Date

January 11, 2021

Press Release

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to examine recent progress in the agency’s fight against the opioid epidemic. NAAG specifically is requesting clarification of how the FDA is using and plans to use powers granted under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act). Those provisions include safer opioid packaging and disposal features, research, and issuance of new regulations on non-addictive alternatives to opioids and guidelines for opioid prescribing.

Lead States

New Mexico, West Virginia

Signatory States

AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV