{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://strickland.house.gov/2023/09/22/media-press-releases-strickland-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-combat-fentanyl-overdose-crisis/", "Strickland Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Fentanyl Overdose Crisis Among Adolescents", "2023-09-22", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Marilyn Strickland", "S001159", "strickland.house.gov", "strickland", "https://strickland.house.gov/category/press_release/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) alongside fellow Representatives Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Ryan Zinke (MT-01), and John Moolenaar (MI-02), re-introduced the Stop Overdose in Schools Act. This bipartisan legislation would secure funding for naloxone training and purchasing, and would increase naloxone access for school resource officers, security personnel, and school nurses.\n\n\u201cOpioid overdose deaths among children and adolescents have risen exponentially in the last several years, and some of those young lives could have been saved if they had been treated quickly,\u201d said Rep Strickland. \u201cWhile we work in Congress to address the root causes of the opioid crisis in this country, with this legislation, Rep. Newhouse and I are making sure that those on the frontlines of this battle have all the tools they need to save lives.\u201d\n\n\u201cFentanyl overdoses are now the leading cause of death for people ages 18-45, and no community has been left untouched by this crisis,\u201d said Rep. Newhouse. \u201cI am proud to introduce the Stop Overdose in Schools Act, which would address the skyrocketing adolescent overdose rate, since it has become clear that our police and school resource officers need more support. This bill will be absolutely critical in helping our hardworking frontline workers prevent the tragic drug-related overdose deaths of Central Washington\u2014and America\u2019s\u2014youth.\u201d\n\nNaloxone, otherwise known by the brand name \u201cNarcan\u201d, is a FDA-approved drug used to counter the effects of opioids such as fentanyl. This is achieved through preventing opioid absorption into the bloodstream. When Naloxone is administered quickly \u2013 either through injection or nasal spray \u2013 it can prevent death caused by an overdose.\n\nU.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She is the Congressional Black Caucus whip, a member of the New Democrat Coalition, one of the first Korean-American women elected to Congress, and the first African-American elected to represent the Pacific Northwest at the federal level.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://strickland.house.gov/2023/09/22/media-press-releases-strickland-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-combat-fentanyl-overdose-crisis/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0979319922626019, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}