On September 17, 2018, The Washington Post published an article by Colby Itkowitz titled Senate passes sweeping opioids package. Colby Itkowitz is a reporter for the Washington Post, she covers subjects relating to health. This article is describing the passage of 70 Senate bills created in an effort to combat the opioid epidemic occurring in the United States that caused near 50,000 deaths last year.
The vote was 99-1 with only Sen. Mike Lee in opposition. The package of 70 bills cost 8.4 billion dollars and is largely aimed at preventing the drug fentanyl from being transported around the country through the US Postal Service. They are also allowing doctors to prescribe more medications designed to help addicts with their withdrawal symptoms. This article is extremely informative and I recommend it to anyone interested in the current opioid epidemic in our country today.
