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Committee passes resolution urging coordinated action on prescription drug abuse
Summary
The committee passed HCR1003, a resolution acknowledging elevated prescription drug abuse in Arkansas and asking stakeholders — including prescribers, pharmacists, law enforcement and regulatory boards — to work together to address it. Committee staff said the governor’s office supported the resolution.
Representative Boyd presented House Concurrent Resolution 1003, which recognizes prescription drug abuse as a statewide issue and urges coordination among pharmacists, prescribers, law enforcement and regulatory boards.
The presenter said the resolution asks stakeholders — including individual citizens — to acknowledge the problem and work together. He also told the committee he had run the resolution past the governor's office, which expressed support.
There was no public testimony recorded in opposition, and the committee passed the resolution by voice vote.
