Alabama Senator Andrew Jones (R-Centre) put forward an opioid education bill — the Patient Opiate Risk Education Act — that would require medical practitioners to educate patients about the addiction and health risks involved with prescription opioids. Senator Jones cited the findings of a recent study by recent Harvard Pop Center postdoctoral researcher Lyndsey Rolheiser, PhD, faculty member Subu Subramanian, PhD, and a colleague that identified his congressional district as having the highest opioid prescription rate in the United States. Learn more in this news item in The Gadsden Times.
Alabama Senator cites findings by Harvard Pop Center researchers as he introduces opioid education bill
