Miller-Meeks, Colleagues Reintroduce Alternatives to PAIN Act, Voices Executive Director Chris Fox Quoted

U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) today reintroduced the “Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act,” legislation that would provide greater access to non-opioid treatments for pain management for seniors. “We lose 200 Americans every day from an opioid-related drug overdose,” said Chris Fox, Executive Director of Voices for Non-Opioid Choices – a national coalition dedicated to preventing opioid addiction in the United States. “For some, the path to addiction can start after being prescribed an opioid. Unfortunately, there are substantial economic disincentives towards utilizing non-opioid pain approaches. This legislation addresses these inequities and ensures that non-opioids are easily and readily accessible to all Americans.”