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Combating the Opioid Epidemic in North Carolina Prevention, Treatment, Enforcement

The Strategy Prevention Treatment Enforcement

Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act http: //www. ncleg. net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H 243 v 7. pdf • Check Controlled Substance Reporting System before prescribing opioids • 5 -day limit on initial prescriptions for acute pain (7 days after surgery) • Mandatory e-prescribing of opioids NC Senate Committee on Health Care hearing from Cathy Pietro, who lost her daughter to an opioid overdose

Treatment Funding • $31 million federal grant through 21 st Century Cures Act • $10 million in state appropriations

Synthetic Opioid Control Act http: //www. ncleg. net/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H 464 v 7. pdf • List all known fentanyl analogs in Schedule I • Create new “catch-all” provision for future fentanyl analogs • Move synthetic cannabinoids from Schedule VI to Schedule I AG Stein kicking off press conference to announce Synthetic Opioid Control Act • Properly schedule designers hallucinogens & certain other drugs • Add fentanyl to the second degree murder statute

Law Enforcement Task Force • CSRS check for benzodiazepines • STOP Act applying to veterinarians • Tighter regulation of pain clinics • Diversion of low-level drug offenders into treatment • Allow law enforcement access to CSRS • Healthcare diversion reporting • Add felony charges for a healthcare workers who substitute, dilute, or steal controlled substances meant for patients in healthcare facilities or homes

Investigation into Manufacturers

Governor’s Action Plan • Create a coordinated infrastructure • Reduce oversupply of prescription opioids • Reduce diversion of prescription drugs and flow of illicit drugs • Increase community awareness and prevention • Make naloxone widely available and connect overdose survivors to treatment • Expand treatment and recovery-oriented systems of care • Measure our impact and revise strategies based on results

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