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ACEP-Developed Opioid Bills Pass the House, Move to Senate

By ACEP Now | on July 18, 2018 | 0 Comment
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Two pieces of opioid legislation—the POWER Act and the ALTO Act—that ACEP developed and introduced to Congress have successfully passed the House of Representatives and are moving to the Senate. At LAC18 just last month, ACEP members advocated for the bills to their state representatives. Your advocacy works! 

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ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 07 – July 2018

Topics: AdvocacyOpioidOpioid CrisisU.S. Congress

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