States Looking To Tax Opioids Pin Hopes On November Elections

(By Jan Hancock and Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News)

After almost slapping a tax on makers of opioid pills earlier this year, Minnesota lawmakers are set to try again when they meet in January.

The drug manufacturers that helped create the opioid addiction crisis should help fix it, said state Sen. Chris Eaton, whose daughter died of an overdose.

“I’m definitely going to pursue it” in the next legislative session, said Eaton, a Democrat. “Whether it has a chance or not kind of depends on the election.” Continue reading article here…

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