OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma lawmakers finishing committee work this week tackled more than half a dozen bills written to address opioid addiction, the leading cause of unintentional deaths in the United States.
The legislation would put limits on health professionals writing prescriptions, encourage people to report overdoses and monitor pain management clinics.
Another bill, House Bill 2798, creates the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board that will spend the next five years reviewing and reporting data on overdose deaths.
State Sen. A.J. Griffin, R-Guthrie, said Wednesday that overdose deaths in Oklahoma have increased by 91 percent in the past 15 years, and 68 percent in the last decade.
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