(PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS) MARCH 14 – MASSACHUSETTS TODAY BECOMING THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PUT INTO LAW OPIOID PRESCRIPTION LIMITATIONS, STUDENT SCREENINGS, AND PRESCRIBER EDUCATION. GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER SCHEDULING A SIGNING CEREMONY LATER THIS MORNING.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE:
THE NEW LAW REQUIRES DRUG COMPANIES TO ESTABLISH LOCATIONS AND MAIL-BACK PROGRAMS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED DRUGS. MASSACHUSETTS DOCTORS OPPOSED STRICTER PROVISIONS THAT WOULD HAVE LIMITED OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS TO THREE DAYS.
MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON, A FEDERAL BILL CALLED THE COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH CONGRESS.
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BILL MARCUS SPEAKS WITH CAPE COD WOMAN WHO LOST TWO FRIENDS TO OPIOID ADDICTION IN EIGHT MONTHS. THE WOMAN AGREES THAT IN ANY BAR IN ANY TOWN ON CAPE COD SOMEONE WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL A SIMILAR STORY.
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CAPE COD RESIDENT TREG KAESELAU – A MAINTENANCE WORKER AND MUSICIAN – SUNDAY IN PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS DISCUSSES WHY HE THINKS THERE IS AN OPIOID CRISIS ON CAPE COD.