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State of Arkansas 1
93rd General Assembly 2
Fiscal Session, 2022 HR 1039 3
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By: Representative C. Fite 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 7
A RESOLUTION RECOGNI ZING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2022 8
AS TARDIVE DYSKINESI A AWARENESS WEEK IN ARKANSAS. 9
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A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE FIRST WEEK 13
OF MAY 2022 AS TARDIVE DYSKINESIA 14
AWARENESS WEEK IN ARKANSAS. 15
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WHEREAS, many people who have a serious chronic mental illness such as 18
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe depression, or who have a 19
gastrointestinal disorder such as gastroparesis or symptoms such as nausea 20
and vomiting, require treatment with medications t hat work as dopamine 21
receptor blocking agents, including antipsychotics; and 22
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WHEREAS, while ongoing treatment with these medications can be very 24
helpful and even lifesaving, it can also lead those undergoing treatment to 25
experience tardive dyskinesia ; and 26
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WHEREAS, tardive dyskinesia is a movement disorder characterized by 28
random, involuntary, and uncontrolled movements of muscles in the face, 29
trunk, and extremities ; and 30
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WHEREAS, tardive dyskinesia can develop months, years, or decades after 32
a person starts taking dopamine receptor blocking agents, even after he or 33
she has discontinued use of those medications, and is often permanent; and 34
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WHEREAS, it is estimated that more than six hundred thousand (600,000) 36 HR1039
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Americans suffer from tardive dyskinesia, and the National Alliance on Mental 1
Illness reports that one (1) in every four (4) patients receiving long -term 2
treatment with antipsychotic medication will experience tardive dyskinesia ; 3
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WHEREAS, tardive dyskinesia research has resulted in recent s cientific 6
breakthroughs, including two new treatments approved by the United States 7
Food and Drug Administration; and 8
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WHEREAS, tardive dyskinesia is often unrecognized, and patients 10
suffering from the disorder are sometimes misdiagnosed, leading the Ame rican 11
Psychiatric Association to recommend heightened awareness of and regular 12
screening for TARDIVE DYSKINESIA in patients taking DRBAs ; and 13
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WHEREAS, tardive dyskinesia Awareness Week is recognized in many states 15
across the country during the first week of May each year, 16
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NOW THEREFORE, 18
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -THIRD GENERAL 19
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize the first week of May 2022 22
as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. 23
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