This legislature shows great promise of making an impact, but some lawmakers are scared that the opioid epidemic in America wont disappear too quickly. On of the skepticisms comes from Patty Murray who says, “This is an important bill and it is an impactful step forward... The opioid crisis is ongoing and out efforts to address it must be as well.” Lastly, I encourage you all to read the whole article on the specifics of the bill here: (https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/03/politics/senate-opioids-legislation/index.html)
Do you think that this bill is cracking down hard enough on trafficking? What do you make of the bipartisan support for the bill? Can negative events and experiences be both a bridge and a border?
Interesting post, Will, especially the fact that there does seem to be bipartisan support for this. Does anyone have ideas on why this issue (among so many) seems to gather support from both political parties?
ReplyDeleteI agree. The usage of opioids has definitely decreased over the years but there needs to be something else done. I think the bill being passed is a good way to finally end or at the very least slim it down to the last few people to overdose on opioids.
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