McConnell Touts Measure Aimed At Helping Ease Transition From Opioid Treatment Back Into Workforce

The proposal is part of an opioids legislative package that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says lawmakers are crafting. In other news: former Eli Lilly head Kurt Rasmussen is tapped to oversee the National Institute on Drug Abuse's unit that studies the efficacy and safety of devices and drugs used to treat substance use disorders; Kentucky struggles to handle the autopsies related to the crisis; a VA study offers clues on how hospitals can reduce prescriptions; and more.

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