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US House Passes Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s Bipartisan, Illinois Member-Led Amendment To Keep Non-Opioid Pain Treatments

June 25, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the US House passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bipartisan package of opioid prevention, recovery, and treatment bills aimed at combatting the opioid crisis. Included in the bill was language originally introduced as H.R. 5804, the Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act, which was written by Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). This bill would incentivize the use of post-surgical injections to help patients manage pain in a clinical setting, decreasing the demand for highly-addictive opioid pharmaceuticals.

"I am proud and hopeful to see our bill pass the House today. For some time now, our country has been faced with an incredibly difficult opioid crisis which seems to only be getting worse. By offering alternatives to opioid medications, patients will now have more choice when it comes to options after surgery and how they want to manage their pain. The road to solving the opioid crisis is a long one, but with measures like this, we can work toward a more affordable and effective solution."