Decreasing prescriptions may have fueled a new phase of the opioid epidemic: the rise of synthetics like fentanyl. These are the areas of Washington most impacted by the shift.
Two bills are being moved through Congress and debated, and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and 38 other states are reportedly pushing them to be passed.
The two Senate Bills, one of them sponsored by WA Senator Maria Cantwell (D) would greatly increase penalties and fines for pharmaceutical companies and distributors when it comes to black market drugs...