THE TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT | BY JOHN FINNERTY | 09.28.2016
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf used a rare speech to a joint session of the Legislature to call for a unified effort in confronting a drug crisis that kills 10 Pennsylvanians every day.
“We are going to take a stand against the vicious disease of opioid addiction,” Wolf said Wednesday.
Wolf identified four priorities for lawmakers, including requiring doctors to check a prescription drug database every time they prescribe opioids and mandating education for doctors and public school students about the dangers of opioid abuse.