IL HR0845

Illinois opioid overdose deaths totaled 2,278 in 2016, with over 80% attributed to opioids, representing a 70% increase from 2013 and 32% increase from 2015.

The Comptroller's Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal Fund has accumulated over $281,000 to support voluntary installation of drug disposal drop-off boxes and mail-back programs at pharmacies.

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority was required to establish rules and guidelines for distributing grants by July 1, 2016, but no funds have been released to date.

House urges the Office of the Comptroller to investigate why funds remain unreleased and to release them as soon as possible for their intended purposes.