House passes bipartisan bill reauthorizing poison control centers
The House of Representatives last night passed by voice vote bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the national network of Poison Control Centers, which serve as a 24/7 source of free, expert information to prevent poisoning injuries and deaths, including opioid and other drug overdoses. Reps. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Susan Brooks. R-Ind., Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., introduced the legislation last month.
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