Attorneys general from Idaho and ten other states are asking the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to further tighten the manufacture of opioids.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading the effort, and his office says the DEA’s preliminary quotas for 2019 don’t reflect the federal agency’s position that demand shouldn’t be equated with legitimate need. He said the proposed quotas are still excessive, even with a 10 percent reduction.
The letter was signed by Morrisey and attorneys general from Idaho, Utah, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and Nebraska.
West Virginia by far leads the nation in the rate of fatal drug overdoses. (AP)
