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Opioid epidemic

After going over this article, we would like to add on to the following sections: Under the local government section, we would like to add opioid legislations that California had just passed (Andrea King, Beatrice Huang, Stephanie Seav, Alishia King). We will add in subsections morphine (Andrea) in the section where heroin, oxycodone, and fentanyl are located. We would also like to expand on the treatment options by adding in suboxone (Andrea, Alishia) for opioid dependence. Finally, we will add in more relevant articles (Andrea, Beatrice, Stephanie, Alishia)

https://www.google.com/search?q=Senate+Bill+No.+1109+california&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNv6SD4bPeAhXbIzQIHQXUBz4Q_AUIDygC&biw=1422&bih=735

SB 1109 was signed by Governor Jerry Brown in September 2018, requiring certain healthcare professionals to have mandatory continuing education courses regarding the risk of addition with opioids. In addition, this law would require outpatient pharmacies to apply labeling on all opioid prescription bottles that warns patients of the risk of overdose and addiction associated with the drug. SB 1109 also targets vulnerable populations like students, requiring schools to provide students participating in youth sports or athletic programs with the Opioid Factsheet for Patients, written by the CDC, that again address the risks of opioid use.

https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/government/one-senators-push-to-curb-opioid-abuse-and-to-rein-in-the-facilities-that-shelter-addicts/

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1109