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House unanimously passes bill requiring prescribers to discuss opioid risks before initial prescriptions
Summary
HB191 would require prescribers to discuss addiction and overdose risks, alternatives, and drug interactions with patients before issuing an initial opioid prescription; sponsors said it is intended to reduce new addictions and complements Naloxone efforts. (House vote: 67–0)
Representative Lisonbee, sponsor of House Bill 191, described the measure as a modest, upstream step to reduce opioid misuse by requiring a prescriber to discuss risks of addiction, alternative pain treatments and dangers of mixing opioids with alcohol or benzodiazepines before an initial opioid prescription. She said the…
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