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Research Report·CRS In Focus·Version 3
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The Opioid Crisis in the United States: A Brief History

Published Nov 30, 2022·Updated Jun 21, 2025

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The Congressional Research Service is a nonpartisan policy and legal analysis arm of the Library of Congress. CRS reports are written for members of Congress and their staff, not the public — but they’re made available openly through Congress.gov.

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  • HR 34114th Congress

    21st Century Cures Act

    Dec 13, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-255.

  • S 524114th Congress

    Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

    Jul 22, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-198.

  • HR 6115th Congress

    SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

    Oct 24, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-271.

  • S 1790116th Congress

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Dec 20, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-92.

  • HR 785117th Congress

    For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso.

    Dec 27, 2022 · Became Private Law No: 117-2.

  • S 1605117th Congress

    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

    Dec 27, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-81.

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