Opioid Bill Reframes Addiction As A Health Problem, Not A Crime - NPR

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Opioid Bill Reframes Addiction As A Health Problem, Not A Crime NPR The Senate is set to approve a bill intended to change the way police and health care workers treat people struggling with opioid addictions. The bill is an amalgam of more than a dozen proposals passed through the year in the House and Senate. And ... Opioid bill set to clear Congress this week, despite ongoing funding fightWashington Post Senate advances bill to tackle opioid addictionWashington Times Senate takes step toward passing bill to fight opioid addictionWashington Examiner (blog) Montgomery Advertiser -PennLive.com -New Hampshire Public Radio -St George News all 19 news articles »

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