,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dchh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjag,mr4 ,duffy introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prioritize1 9 c]ta9 sub/ance abuse      
prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y programs1
 ! treatm5t & recov]y ( addict$ m9ors1 &
 individuals responsible = ! c>e (      
dep5d5t m9ors :o are at risk ( ent]+ !  
fo/] c>e sy/em4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,=gott5 ,families  
,recov]y ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,s5se (     
,congress on prioritiz+ rural families &
 at-risk y\? )9 sub/ance abuse prev5tion
 programs  7a7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds 
z foll[s3  7#a7 ,behavioral heal? &     
detoxification 7detox7 s]vices are n z  
readily available 9 rural communities4  
,= ^? t are available1 _! range (       
s]vices is frequ5tly limit$4  7#b7      
,pati5ts :o require treatm5t = sub/ance 
abuse may ne$ to travel long di/ances to
 access ^! s]vices4  7#c7 ,rural fir/   

respond]s or ! rural hospital em]g5cy   
room 7,,er7 /aff may h limit$ exp]i5ce 9
 provid+ c>e to a pati5t pres5t+ !      
physical effects ( a drug ov]dose4  7#d7
 ,law en=cem5t & prev5tion programs may 
be spread sp>sely ov] l>ge rural        
geographic areas4  7#e7 ,accord+ to a   
#bjab /udy publi%$ by ! ,ma9e ,rural    
,heal? ,rese>* ,c5t]1 alcohol use & b+e 
dr9k+ are m common among rural y\? ag$  
#ab to #ac ?an among urban y\? ! same   
age4  7#f7 ,rural adolesc5ts report$    
high] rates ( b+e dr9k+ & driv+ "u !    
influ5ce 7,,dui7 ?an urban adolesc5ts4  
7#g7 ,a #bjad ,,jama ,psy*iatry article 
conclud$ t h]o9 us]s ent]+ treatm5t ov] 
! pa/ #ej ye>s h demon/rat$ a *ang+     
geographical composition1 ) an increas+ 
p]c5tage 9 m rec5t ye>s arriv+ f        
communities outside ( l>ge urban areas4 
7b7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is ! s5se (     
,congress t ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices1 9 c>ry+ out sub/ance   
abuse prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y    
programs1 %\ld prioritize appropriate   

fund+ = activities )9 rural populations1
 especially ^? ) high rates ( sub/ance  
abuse among families1 or high rates (   
dep5d5t m9ors at risk ( ent]+ ! fo/] c>e
 sy/em4  #c4 ,priority = ! treatm5t &   
recov]y ( addict$ m9ors1 & individuals  
responsible = ! c>e ( dep5d5t m9ors :o  
are at risk ( ent]+ ! fo/] c>e sy/em    
,section #eaf7;b77#b7 ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bij;bb-#bb7;b77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,c7 z   
subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,b7 ! foll[+3  7,c7       
promot+ ! treatm5t & recov]y ( addict$  
m9ors1 & individuals responsible = ! c>e
 ( dep5d5t m9ors :o are at risk ( ent]+ 
! fo/] c>e sy/em2 &  4