Schweikert introduces bill to expedite vaccines against substance-use disorders

Published: Monday, April 1, 2024 - 4:26pm
Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 3:16pm
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Arizona Rep. David Schweikert has introduced a bill in Congress meant to fast track the development of vaccines against substance-use disorders.

The bill would make treatments for cocaine, methamphetamine and alcohol-use disorders eligible for FDA breakthrough therapy designations.

In a statement announcing the bill, Schweikert linked an increase in fentanyl coming across the Arizona border to the rise in opioid overdoses.

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