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Environment

Policy Brief

House Bill 968: Legislative Response to Emerging Contaminants Act

By Josh Frost November 2, 2018 Abstract PFAS are chemicals in many products which accumulate in the environment and in humans, potentially causing adverse health effects. Two companies in North Carolina have been found to be contaminating the Cape Fear River with GenX, a PFAS. The Legislative Response to Emerging Contaminants strengthens pollutant regulations, as well as provides significant grants for studying and monitoring emission of PFAS and other chemicals into North Carolina waterways. Support…

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Opioid

Policy Brief

House Bill 243: The Strengthen Opioid Use and Prevention (STOP) Act

By Josh Frost October 24, 2018 Abstract The STOP Act of 2017 aims to curtail North Carolina’s opioid crisis, which claimed greater than 12,000 lives between 1999 and 2016. The STOP Act limits who can prescribe opioids and how many opioids can be prescribed at one time. In addition, all narcotic prescriptions must be made electronically through the North Carolina Controlled Substances Reporting System (NCCSRS). Proponents hope that this bill will reduce the number of…

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Opioid

Policy Brief

Senate Bill 616: Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Enforcement (HOPE) Act

By Josh Frost October 24, 2018 Abstract The HOPE Act responds to the growing crisis of opioid addiction in North Carolina, which claimed over 12,000 lives between 1999 and 2016. The act creates a “certified diversion investigator” to aid law enforcement in drug crime investigations. The investigator is given access to prescription records during illicit drug investigations. In addition, more than $11 million has been allocated to provide opioid treatment. Proponents of the bill hail…

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