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New Opioid Warnings: Addiction and Overdose Risks

New regulations mandate clear warnings on opioid medication packaging about the risks of dependence, addiction, and overdose. This aims to increase patient awareness and reduce addiction rates. These changes will take effect within two years of the act's enactment.
Key points
All opioid medications will be required to carry labels warning of dependence, addiction, and overdose risks.
Transferring prescribed opioid drugs to others will be explicitly defined as a prohibited act.
New labeling and prohibition rules will become effective within two years of the act's enactment.
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Additional Information
LABEL Opioids Act
Print number: HR 1026
Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9]
Process start date: 2021-02-11