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Sample Message
[Your Name]
[Street Address]
[City, State Zip]
[Todays Date]
[Your Congressperson]
[Street Address]
[City, State Zip]
[Email]
Subject: Support of H.R. 8570
Dear [Name of Your Congressperson],
[I/we] am writing in support of H.R. 8570, a bill to establish a pharmacy program that would award states a grant for safe in-home drug disposal and practical medication safety education. H.R. 8570 was introduced May 24th, 2024, by Representative Richard Hudson (District 9, NC) as the “Safe In-Home Drug Disposal Initiative Act of 2024”, or the “SIDDI Act of 2024”.
The opioid epidemic and opioid use disorder continue to overburden our healthcare system. Public health demands we do something different. With the ongoing issues associated with the opioid epidemic it is time to take an innovative approach that directly gets to the heart of stopping substance misuse before it takes place.
H.R. 8570 is the investment that this country must make to remove unused medications and educate our nation on safe medication management. This legislation aims to reduce the economic strain put on the country by substance use disorder and other adverse events that come from improper disposal of unused medications. We believe by bringing innovative and cost-effective solutions to our pharmacies and their communities we can all contribute to reducing the number of new people entering into substance use disorder which often leads to overdose and death.
Quite simply, there is a critical need for innovative and proven solutions to stop substance misuse among the citizens of our country. [I/we] support H.R. 8570 as a sensible and beneficial way to stop the oversupply of unused opioid medications in the home.
Respectfully,
[Name]
[Company]
[Contact]
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