I secured six bills in the 2018 bipartisan opioid package that was signed into law. My bills help to better understand and treat opioid addiction in order to save lives in Indiana and across America.
To support families like Becky’s, I helped pass into law legislation to fight back against the opioid epidemic through increased research under the Advancing Cutting-Edge (ACE) Research Act (S.2406).
After a South Bend doctor was killed after refusing to prescribe an opioid, I passed a law that aims to reduce overprescribing of opioids by examining ways to expand the use of non-opioid alternatives in Medicare.
I passed a law that would offer doctors better information about the risks of addiction and encourage them to communicate that information with their patients under the Opioid Addiction Risk Transparency Act (S.1049).
I fought to prevent and respond to infections commonly associated with injection drug use, including viral hepatitis and HIV, with the Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018.
I helped to bring non-opioid or non-addictive pain medications and treatments to patients more quickly with the Providing Clarity in the Development of Pain Treatments Act (S. 2665).
I fought to clarify the Accelerated Approval Process at FDA to bring novel, non-addictive drugs and treatments to market more quickly with the Advancing Innovation in Alternative Pain and Addiction Therapies Act (S.2669).
I passed a law to incorporate job training into drug addiction recovery programs under the Jobs Plus Recovery Act.
