HCR 1003 Summary

• Encourages continued collaboration among healthcare providers, law enforcement, educators, public officials, and the Arkansas community to address prescription drug abuse

• Documents that Arkansas had 416 drug overdose deaths in 2017, with drug overdose death rates more than doubling since 1999 from 4.4 to 14 per 100,000 people

• Notes Arkansas ranked 2nd nationally in opioid prescriptions at 105.4 per 100 persons compared to the national average of 58.7 per 100 persons, and 3rd in nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers

• Directs the House Chief Clerk to distribute copies of the resolution to 26 entities including state medical boards, law enforcement associations, health departments, recovery centers, and drug prevention organizations