(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued the following statement regarding the introduction of SB 119 sponsored by Senators Bob Hackett (R-London) and Jay Hottinger (R-Newark).
“I have been a consistent supporter of having health care providers follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines for prescribing opiates. Opiates are powerful drugs that treat pain, but we now know how addictive they are. By following the CDC’s recommendations, I believe we will help curb the potential for medication to be abused and for Ohioans to become addicted,” said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.
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