Sponsors (17)
The resolution raises awareness about naloxone and could save lives by encouraging bystander and professional use, but it provides no funding and risks diverting attention from prevention and treatment needs.
People at risk of opioid overdose, bystanders, first responders, and healthcare workers: increased public awareness and reduced stigma around naloxone that makes bystanders more likely to administer it and improves timely, informed use by professionals, reducing deaths and long‑term brain injury.
Local governments and nonprofits (and the public): public recognition of naloxone could spotlight access barriers (like cost or distribution gaps), prompting policy attention or community action to improve availability.
Low-income individuals and local governments: the resolution creates no funding or legal changes, so it may raise expectations without providing resources to buy or distribute naloxone.
People with substance use disorders: public recognition or awareness efforts could shift attention and resources toward naloxone distribution while leaving upstream prevention, treatment, and long‑term addiction care underfunded.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced June 10, 2025 by Richard Lynn Scott · Last progress June 10, 2025
Designates a day to recognize and raise awareness about naloxone, summarizes recent findings on the opioid overdose crisis, and highlights naloxone's lifesaving role, FDA over-the-counter authorization, and barriers (including cost) to access and distribution. The text is a set of findings and statements intended to promote education, reduce stigma, and encourage access, and it does not create new legal obligations, funding, or changes to statute.