MANILA, Philippines — Senator Lito Lapid has filed a measure that would require the reporting of deaths related to drug overdose or OD in the country, making it unlawful for any person to withhold
A fine of up to P500,00 against any person withholding information relating to OD is being proposed by the senator in Senate Bill No. 1498, which aims to institutionalize OD reporting and awareness system to prevent deaths related to a drug overdose.
“Thus, this bill seeks to require the Secretary of Health to publish bi-annually findings on nationwide drug overdose trends that review overdose death rates and other information to ascertain changes in the cause and rates of fatal drug overdoses,” the senator also said. Trends in utilization of pre-hospital and emergency services and the cost of emergency services utilization for drug overdose;Description of education efforts and other interventions that would be effective in reducing the rate of drug overdose.
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