WASHINGTON, Shawwal 09, 1437, July 14, 2016, SPA -- The Senate has given final congressional approval to a compromise bill aimed at curbing abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a nationwide epidemic that causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, according to AP. The Senate approved the bill, 92-2, on Wednesday. It now goes to President Barack Obama. The measure creates grants and other programs aimed at addressing drug abuse, especially heroin and opioids, a crippling problem that claims victims across racial, economic and geographic lines. There were more than 47,000 U.S. drug abuse fatalities in 2014, double the death rate in 2000. --SPA 03:39 LOCAL TIME 00:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w