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BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is applauding the decision to include new money to fight opioid abuse and pay for health-related research in the deal to keep the federal government running.
The Massachusetts Democrat said Monday that the $100 million in new funding to address the opioid crisis and the $2 billion for the National Institutes of Health is a sign of bipartisanship and shows that aggressive negotiations can yield results.
Warren says the opioid-fighting funds will go in part to providing services to prevent and treat substance use disorder in underserved areas, disseminating opioid-prescribing guidelines and increasing surveillance of opioid overdoses.
Last week, Warren led a group of 18 Democratic senators calling for increased federal spending to combat the nation’s opioid crisis, which has taken a steep toll in Massachusetts.
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