| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 06, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Feb 28, 2014 |
referred to alcoholism and drug abuse |
Senate Bill S6692
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
Votes
2013-S6692 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1481
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A7805
2013-S6692 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6692
TITLE OF BILL: An act requiring the office of alcoholism and
substance abuse services, in consultation with the department of
health, to develop a prescription drug abuse public awareness campaign
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would raise awareness
regarding the dangers of use and abuse of prescription drugs through a
prescription drug abuse public awareness campaign.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This legislation requires the office
of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop a prescription
drug abuse public awareness campaign.
JUSTIFICATION: Prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest-growing
drug problem. Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
(NSDUH) shows that nearly one-third of people aged 12 and over that
used drugs for the first time in 2009 began by using a prescription
drug non-medically. The same survey found that over 70 percent of
people who abused prescription pain relievers obtained them from
friends or relatives, while approximately 5 percent got them from a
drug dealer or from the internet. Additionally, the latest Monitoring
the Future study, the Nation's largest survey of drug use among young
people administered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),
showed that prescription drugs are the second category of drugs after
marijuana that are most often abused.
2013-S6692 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6692
I N S E N A T E
February 28, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services,
in consultation with the department of health, to develop a
prescription drug abuse public awareness campaign
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance
abuse services, in consultation with the commissioner of the department
of health, shall develop a prescription drug abuse public awareness
campaign regarding the dangers of misuse and abuse of prescription
drugs. Such public awareness campaign shall be made available to the
public by any means deemed appropriate by the commissioner of the office
of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06198-01-3
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