On June 30, 2017, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law An Act Preventing Prescription Opioid Diversion and Abuse (Public Act No. 17-131). This legislation addresses opioid drug abuse in Connecticut by revising current laws related to controlled substance prescribing and disposal and enacting new laws regarding opioid abuse prevention and treatment.

We recently covered PA 17-13 in our recent Health Law Pulse, it can be accessed here.

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