Measure Promotes Expanded Use of Diversion from the Criminal Justice System for Drug Law Violations, Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction and Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose; Advocates Praise Passage of CARA as Proof that Emerging Political Consensus Behind Treating Drug Use as a Health Issue is Gaining Traction
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. The U.S. Senate today passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). This bipartisan measure co-sponsored and championed by Senator Sheldon…
